Workers of the world, unite!

Labour Day is widely celebrated as a public holiday in countries across the world

Web Desk May 01, 2015 Less than a minute read

Pakistani labourers work at an iron factory in Karachi on April 30, 2015, on the eve of International Labour Day. PHOTO: AFP

A steel mill worker on the eve of May Day 2015, Lahore, Pakistan.

PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani worker as he works on molten steel on the eve of May Day. PHOTO: AFP

May Day protest in Jakarta, Malaysia. PHOTO: AFP

Eve of May Day celebration in Germany. PHOTO: AFP

Eve of May Day Germany. PHOTO: AFP

A Thai worker gestures as he takes part in a May Day parade. PHOTO: AFP

May Day celebrations in Bradgate Park, Linford, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

May Day rally in Hongkong. PHOTO AFP

Barbaros Avenue is seen empty as Police block streets to prevent people from gathering for May Day, Besiktas, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

May Day celebration at Tiananmen square, Bejing, China. PHOTO: AFP

Students carry a friend home after traditional May Day celebration in Oxford, Britain, PHOTO: REUTERS

People walk with flags and artificial flowers at a May Day rally in Moscow. PHOTO: REUTERS

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