Labour Day, also known as International Workers Day, commemorates the fight for workers' rights, emerging from significant global events. Its roots can be traced to a protest in 1856 by Melbourne stonemasons advocating for the eight-hour workday, establishing a precedent for labor movements worldwide. The Haymarket Affair in Chicago in 1886 further catalyzed these efforts, prompting a global call for demonstrations. Celebrated widely across Europe, events vary from large protests to smaller gatherings, reflecting ongoing struggles for workers' rights, as evidenced by current protests in countries like France and Germany.
This success served as an impetus for further action and mobilisation against workers, especially in the United States.
The occasion traces its roots to the two other continents.
Labour Day has been considered a day of struggle for the workers' movement in Germany since 1890, when workers went on strike to demand more political say and improved working conditions.
On 21 April 1856, stonemasons in Melbourne in Australia protested what they deemed were untenable labour conditions.
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