CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -May Day, also called Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day, is the day that commemorates the struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement. It is observed in many countries on May 1. In the United States and Canada, a similar observance, known as Labor Day, occurs on the first Monday of September.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Labour Day celebrates the working classes. The day to celebrate members of the working classes was chosen in 1889 by the Marxist International Socialist Congress. The date May 1 was significant in that it commemorated the Haymarket riot – the aftermath of bombing at a labour strike in Chicago in 1886.

Detailed explanation-3: -International Workers’ Day came about in the late 19th Century to commemorate the struggle for the eight hour work day. It was created after an incident in 1886, called the Haymarket Affair. In this incident, anarchists in the labor movement of Chicago were wrongly executed in the aftermath of a bombing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theme for Labor Day, 2022, is Universal Social Protection to End Child Labor. It urges the protection of children from forced child labor and attracts investments into the social safety nets.

Detailed explanation-5: -As police attempted to break up the protesters, a bomb was thrown at them. Seven police officers died, along with four civilians. This event is known as the Haymarket Affair. In 1889, an international organization for workers and socialists in Paris declared May 1st as International Workers’ Day.