INTERNATIONAL Labour Day, also known as Labour Day (First May), is often referred to as a celebration of labourers and the working classes.

The day traces its roots back to the late 19th century during the height of the Industrial Revolution. On May 1, 1886, Chicago workers in the United States marched in the streets and went on strike to demand that eight hours constitute a legal day’s work.

In response to workers’ protests and state police action against strikers at the McCormick Harvester plant, a mass rally in Chicago’s Haymarket Square turned tragic when many police personnel and civilians were killed. Thus, the day remembers the struggles of workers because the US government recognized workers’ demands in 1889. They recognized the rights of labor unions and immigrants and the day serves as a global reminder of........

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