124th International May Day being observed

KATHMANDU, MAY 01 – The 124th International Labor Day or May Day is being marked across the nation on Wednesday amid various programmes.  Various organizations working for the rights and benefits of the labours are organising rally apart from interaction programmes demanding the guarantee of professional and political rights of the laborers, and preservation of their fundamental rights.  Trade unions are marking the 124th Labour Day (May Day) on Wednesday organising various programmes across the country. The GEFONT and the Confederation of Nepalese Professional (CONEP) are jointly celebrating the May Day under the slogan “Change by building workers’ power”. The ANTUF and NTUC-I are also organising rallies and mass meetings separately to mark the day. 

Union leaders said despite the improved situation in the industrial sector, the government and employers have not been serious in addressing labour issues, ensuring their rights and increasing employment.  May Day is celebrated all over the world in the commemoration of the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago in 1886, when Chicago police fired on workers during a general strike for the eight hour working days, killing several demonstrators.