International Workers' Day Archives

World Labour Day Celebrations in Sri Lanka-by Kalani-eLanka World Labour Day, also known as International Workers’ Day or May Day, is celebrated on May 1st every year in Sri Lanka, along with many other countries around the world. It is a day dedicated to honoring the contributions of workers and promoting the rights of the working class. In Sri Lanka, Labour Day holds political, social, and cultural importance, and is observed as a national public holiday. History and Significance The origins of Labour Day trace back to the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, where workers protested for an eight-hour workday. Since then, May 1st has become a symbol of workers’ rights globally. In Sri Lanka, Labour Day gained momentum during the 20th century with the rise of trade unions and leftist political movements. The day has become a platform to recognize the efforts of the working class and to raise ...

International Workers’ Day Source:Daehaena – Monthly Newsletter – May 2021 – Radio 4EB Sri Lankan Group International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in most countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes, that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May.While it may belong to a tradition of spring festivals, the date was chosen in 1889 for political reasons by the Marxist International Socialist Congress, which met in Paris and established the Second International as a successor to the earlier International Workingmen’s Association. They adopted a resolution for a “great international demonstration” in support of working-class demands for the eight-hour day. The date had been chosen by the American Federation of Labour to continue an earlier campaign for the eight-hour day in the United States, which had culminated in the Haymarket affair, which ...