International Labor Day was celebrated today in different countries of the world. Every year on the 1st of May, workers around the world celebrate this day by raising their voice about their rights.
Japan May Day
Masako Obata, president of Japan's National Confederation of Trade Unions, also known as Zenroren, speaks during a May Day rally in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Turkey May Day
Union members scuffle with Turkish police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police in Istanbul detained dozens of people who tried to reach the city's main square, Taksim, in defiance of a government ban on celebrating May 1 Labor Day at the landmark location. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Turkey May Day
Union members march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police in Istanbul detained dozens of people who tried to reach the city's main square, Taksim, in defiance of a government ban on celebrating May 1 Labor Day at the landmark location. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
South Korea May Day Labor
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions march during a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and governments' labor polices and calls for greater labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea May Day Labor
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions beat their drums during a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and governments' labor polices and calls for greater labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
INDONESIA-DEMO-LABOUR DAY
Dancers perform the traditional Indonesian Reog dance on a closed road during a rally organised to commemorate International Labour Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
PAKISTAN-LABOUR DAY
Pakistan's women workers march along a street to mark the International Labour Day, in Lahore on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)