LABOUR DAY

The first Monday in September is known as labour day. It is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievement of workers. It began in the Labour Union Movement, specially the eight hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.

many believe that Matthew Maguire founded the labour day in USA, while he was serving as Secretary of the Central Labour Union in New York. The first labour day in USA was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York city.


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However, labour day is not just celebrated in the first of September. Some countries vary in celebrating labour day. In Australia, every state is fixed its own labour day, It is the first Monday in October in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia. In both Victoria and Tasmania, it is the second Monday in March (though the latter calls it Eight Hours Day). In Western Australia, Labour Day is the first Monday in March. In both Queensland and the Northern Territory, it is the first Monday in May.

In Canada, they celebrate the labor day every first Monday in September, while in Trinidad and Tobago people celebrate the labor day every June 19.




In Indonesia, labour day is celebrated every first may. the labors usually come to the city. They who work in the suburb area come to the city to express their feeling. The usually come to the parliament building in the city. They come by siding motor bike, or the factory facilitate them by using some factory bus or trucks, even they march from their working place to the parliament building. They do some protest about some government policies or some factory policy that are not appropriate with their welfare.