International Labor Day

• International Workers' Day is celebrated every year on 1 May.

• The theme of International Workers' Day 2024 is ensuring workplace safety and health amid climate change.

• In 1886, approximately 200,000 American workers demanded an eight-hour workday and a major strike occurred.

• Later this movement turned violent in Chicago. This was remembered as the Haymarket Affairs.

• This marked the beginning of International Labor Day.