International Labor Day, also known as "May Day" and "International Demonstrations Day", is a national holiday in more than 80 countries around the world. It is scheduled for May 1 of each year. It is a festival shared by working people all over the world. 01 The development history of May Day International Labor Day
Labor Day丨Salute to workers!
In 1866, the Geneva Conference of the First International put forward the slogan of the eight-hour workday.
On May 1, 1886, more than 210,000 workers in Chicago went on strike for the eight-hour workday, followed by large-scale strikes and demonstrations of about 350,000 people across the United States. To commemorate this great workers' movement, workers' protests were held all over the world. These events became the precursor to International Labor Day.
On July 14, 1889, the First Congress of the Socialist International (Second International), led by Engels, was held in Paris. The Labor Bill and the May Day Bill, which were passed at the conference, decided to use the allied strike as a weapon of struggle for workers' rights, and decided to designate May 1 as "International Labor Day".
Labor Day丨Salute to workers!
02 The origin of China's "May Day" legal holiday
Labor Day丨Salute to workers!
On May 1, 1920, "New Youth" published a commemorative issue of Labor Day, including Li Dazhao's "History of the May Day Movement", Cai Yuanpei's "Sacred Labor" and Sun Yat-sen's "Sacred Labor" inscriptions. At the same time, Li Dazhao led a May Day commemoration in Beijing, and Peking University students also went on strike on this day to commemorate the occasion. Some young people circulated the Beijing Labor Declaration of 1 May to arouse the idea of active struggle of the working class against exploitation and oppression. This can be called the first May Day in Chinese history.
In December 1949, the Administrative Council of the Central People's Government made a decision to designate May 1 as Labor Day. After 1989, the State Council basically commended national model workers and advanced workers every five years, and about 3,000 people were commended each time.
03 The meaning of May Day
The significance of the International Labor Day lies in commemorating the glorious history of workers fighting for their legitimate rights and interests through unremitting struggle, and also in paying tribute to every person who loves labor! Labor creates civilization, labor creates the future, and labor is the most glorious! Let us pay tribute to those workers who are fighting on the front line during this May Day holiday!
Labor is magical, labor is great, May Day, workers with diligent hands and wisdom to weave this colorful Banlan world, create human civilization, let us pay tribute to the workers of the world on this special day
