Labor Day 2019: in which countries is commemorated and why

May 1, in several countries of the world, Work day, in tribute to the so-called Chicago martyrs, a group of anarchist trade unionists executed in 1886.

His mission was to fight for reduction of working hours to 8 hours, which at that time lasted between 12 and 16 hours.

The event, initially carried out by 80,000 workers, quickly led to a powerful national strike that affected many factories in the United States.

From there, the conflict spread to other cities in North America, doing more than 400,000 workers stop at 5000 simultaneous moves. The scale of the conflict has alarmed both the government and the business sector, who felt that the protests and strikes had marked the beginning of a political crisis. anarchist revolution.

The strength shown by the workers in their demands marked a before and after in the history of all workers, making this date the "Work day"

Today, many countries evoke May Day as the origin of the modern workers' movement: Italy, Germany, France, Finland, Argentina and Mexicoincluded

However, there are some who do not In general, the countries of British colonization, such as the United States and Canada, celebrating Labor Day (Labor Day) the first Monday of September; New Zealand, the fourth Monday of October.

The origin was a parade held on September 5, 1882 in New York by the Noble Order of Knights of Labor. The celebration never changed until May 1, as US President Grover Cleveland feared the party would strengthen the socialist movement in the United States.

In Australia, each federal state decides on the date of celebration: the first Monday of October in the territory of the Australian capital, New South Wales and South Australia; the second Monday in March in Victoria and Tasmania; the first Monday in March, in Western Australia; and May 1 in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Labor Day in Mexico

Mexico joined the commemoration in 1913 after several workers' organizations met at Casa del Obrero Mundial to formalize the commemorative date.

February 5, 1917 was promulgated in the Constitution and from 1923, the Labor Day was proclaimed mandatory day of rest by the Mexican government, as indicated in the general archives of the nation.