From Struggles to Rights: The Evolution of Labor Day

Labour Day is celebrated on May 1st every year. It is also known as International Working Day (Mazdoor Diwas). This day is entirely dedicated to the labor class. It is celebrated to spread awareness among the people about the rights of workers. International Labour Day began on May 1st, 1886. This day was first celebrated in India on May 1st, 1923. Labour Day is celebrated all over the world to respect the contribution and dedication of laborers and encourage them to be aware of their rights. Labor is very important for the growing economy of a nation.

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Labour Day is declared a national holiday in many countries. Many companies organize events with speeches, so a special day is dedicated to the labor class to appreciate their contribution and pay respect to all the workers in the world for their work. We should be thankful for those workers who play a big role in this progress and make our daily lives better.

How is this a strange idea? a day off from work in honor of work itself that is why Labor Day celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday of every September is the first American Labor Day was celebrated in New York City on September 5th, 1882 as thousands of workers and their families came to union square for a day in the park it was not a national holiday but had been organized by a union to honor workers and their hard efforts with a rare day of rest halfway between July 4th and thanksgiving there were picnics and a parade but there were also protests the workers had gathered not just to rest and celebrate but to demand fair wages the end of child labor and the right to organize into unions.

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During the period known as the Industrial Revolution, many jobs were difficult, dirty, and dangerous. People worked for twelve hours, six days a week, without fringe benefits such as vacations, health care, and pensions. If you were young, chances are you were doing manual labor instead of your ABCs and reactions. Children as young as ten worked in some of the most hazardous places, like coal mines or factories filled with boiling vats or dangerous machines, trying to win better pay, shorter hours, and safer conditions. Workers had begun labor unions in America and Canada, but the companies they worked for often fought hard to keep unions out and to suppress strikes at times. This led to violent battles between workers and business owners, with the owners often backed up by the police or even the military.

In the following years, the idea of Labor Day caught n in America with official celebrations reaching 30 states but then came to the violent Haymarket sure rito of 1886 which led to the deaths of several policemen and workers in Chicago and the execution of four union leaders after that many labor and political groups around the world had begun to mark haymarket square on may 1st which became knows as international workers day in 1894 president grover cleveland signed the law making labor day a federal holiday only days after he had sent 12000 soldiers to end a violent railroad strike that resulted in the death of several people the original September date was kept partly to avoid the more radical associations of may 1st Canada also create its labor day in 1894.

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But despite this new holiday, it would be a long time before the changes that workers wanted became a reality. In 1938, during the Great Depression that left millions without jobs, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law calling for an eight-hour work day, a five-day work week, and an end to child labor. Some of the first federal protections for American workers came as Americans and Canada celebrated Labour Day. In most countries, children enjoyed a day off from school, but it is important to remember that there was a time when every day was a labor day for children in Am America and Canada, and fortunately, the same fact remains true for millions of children enjoy a day off from school but it is important to remember that there was a time that every day was a labor day for children in American and Canada and unfortunately the same fact remains true for millions of children around the world today

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