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With a smile for their "audience", workers strain against the heat of the day.
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in Stuttgart, Germany.
We fight for the right to work in dignity and for social justice in Europe and all over the world!
International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries.
Tag der Arbeit 2012
in Stuttgart, Deutschland.
Wir kämpfen für das Recht auf Arbeit in Würde und für soziale Gerechtigkeit in Europa und der ganzen Welt!
Der Erste Mai wird auch als Tag der Arbeit, Maifeiertag oder Kampftag der Arbeiterbewegung bezeichnet. Er ist in Deutschland, Österreich, Teilen der Schweiz, Italien, Ungarn, Russland, der VR China, Spanien, Griechenland, Polen, Frankreich, Norwegen, Schweden, Slowenien, Finnland, Taiwan, der Türkei, Mexiko, Thailand, Nordkorea, Portugal, Jemen, Vietnam, Estland, Brasilien
und vielen anderen Staaten gesetzlicher Feiertag.
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Construction workers at the beginning of a lunch break in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Photo taken from a passing city bus.
May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. May 1 was a traditional summer holiday in many pre-Christian European pagan cultures, and many elements of these holidays are still celebrated on May 1 today, such as the Maypole. While February 1 was the first day of Spring, May 1 was the first day of summer: hence, the summer solstice on June 25 (now the 22nd) was "midsummer."
In the Roman Catholic tradition, May is observed as Mary's month, and May Day is usually a celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this connection, Mary's head (in works of art, school skits, etc.) will often be adorned with flowers. Another May Day tradition (fading in popularity since the late 20th century) is the giving of May baskets, small baskets of candy and/or flowers, usually left anonymously on neighbors' doorsteps.
In the United States, May Day is officially observed as Loyalty Day.
May Day also refers to various socialist and labor movement celebrations conducted on May 1, unrelated to the traditional celebrations to commemorate the Haymarket martyrs of 1886 and the international socialist movement generally. The latter event is an important holiday in Communist and Socialist countries.
In recent years, London based group the Space Hijackers have held events on May Day. These include Mayday Anarchists vs Members of Parliament Cricket in 2005, and a Police Victory Party in 2006. In 2007 the group planned a "Suited and Booted" [1] party in the City of London, the financial centre of London.
In addition, May Day in the United States is commonly regarded — at least by certain groups — as a commemoration of the execution of the Haymarket martyrs who were arrested after the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, which occurred on May 4, but was the culmination of labor unrest which began on May 1. The date consequently became established as an anarchist and socialist holiday during the 20th century, and in these circles it is often known as International Workers' Day or Labour Day. In this form, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the working class and labor movement.
The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, as in the Celtic celebration of Beltane, and the Walpurgis Night of the Germanic countries. Although the pagan-oriented celebrations faded as Europe became Christianised, a more secular version of the holiday continued to be observed in the schools and churches of Europe well into the 20th century. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the Maypole and crowning of the Queen of the May. Today many Neopagans, especially Wiccans, celebrate reconstructed versions of the old pagan holidays on May 1.
Dhoani is the most common means of travel in the Maldives. The traditional sail dhoanis were built out of coconut timber, available in the islands. Today imported timber is used widely in dhoani building. Over the centuries the basic design of dhoani remained unchanged. However, with the mechanization of the traditional sailing dhoani, in the early seventies, necessary modifications were brought about to the traditional design.
Eurasian Jay getting some materials for it's nest.
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This migrant labourer works for 6 months in the saltpans.
Saltpan workers labour 8 to 10 hours a day under the blazing sun for a paltry income. With no proper gear, not even footwear, to protect them from the saline environment they are exposed to eye problems (including blindness) and skin diseases. All for the sake of an apathetic landlord.
Jetaime Medina, whose father died aged 42 of mesothelioma in 2008, at the Workers' Memorial Day service at the Victorian Trades Hall building, Melbourne on Monday, 29 April 2013. Photos by Mark Phillips/ACTU
Nikon D100.
Nikkor 55-200 VR.
Hand held, available light.
Bright/sunny March day, 2008.
Images from Birmingham Botanical
Gardens - hot houses and outside
gardens.