The origin of the international labor day

May 1 international labor day also say 'May Day', in the May 1 each year.

this section comes from the American city of Chicago workers strike. On May 1, 1886, more than two hundred and sixteen thousand workers in Chicago for shall institute an eight-hour working day system and a general strike, after a bloody hard struggle, finally won. To commemorate the great workers' movement, * * international announced in July 1889, each year as the international labor day on May 1. This decision immediately get positive response of the workers around the world. On May 1, 1890, the working class of euro-american took to the streets, held a grand demonstration and * *, strive for the legitimate rights and interests. From then on, labor people of the world at the * * * *, parade, to celebrate.

on May 1, international labor day, it is all over the world working class struggle history, every country attaches great importance to it, especially the United States, Canada, South Africa. Cause is that American workers marched in 1880 * * asked eight hour day. In 1884, the federal trade organization passed a solution, in the form of legislative provisions start effective from May 1, 1886 8 hours per day work week, but since then, the workers were forced to work 10 hours a day, 12 hours, or 14 hours, which makes the legislation Ming solid wu, and around the head of the federal is showing a very cold and unfriendly attitude, and a strike that for 8 hours of work began.

in April, 1886, 250000 workers took part in the May Day protests. The campaign workers by non-governmental international organization, activity center in Chicago, the businessmen and the government for this activity more and more show * * sexy to fear, head of the local business requirements to increase the number of the police and the army. On May 1, the parade got Chicago textile workers, shoes, home decoration workers support. Although this struggle was crushed, but its meaning is very profound. After that as countries working-class unity and struggle, finally won the eight hour day and labor day. * * international announced in July 1889 to May 1 each year as international labor day. This decision immediately get positive response of the workers around the world. On May 1, 1890, the working class of euro-american took to the streets, held a grand demonstration and * *, fight for the legitimate rights and interests from then on, labor people of the world at the * * * *, parade, to celebrate.

the Chinese people celebrate the labor day activities can be traced back to 1918. On May 1, 1920, Beijing, Shanghai, guangzhou, jiujiang, tangshan masses of labourers, and so on various industrial city streets, vastly held a huge parades, * *, this is * * May Day in the history of China. A national labor day on May 1, festival, celebrating the country, people in festival clothes, cheerfully gathered in the park, theater, square, * * or entertainment activities, take part in all kinds of celebration and recognition to the laborers have made outstanding contributions.