May Day is a historic day celebrated worldwide on the first of May every year. This May Day is full of bloody memories of the brutal movement for the establishment of workers' rights. May Day is said to be the birthplace of ending injustice against workers by establishing good worker-employer relations. About one and a half hundred years ago, through the great sacrifices of the workers, the trend of victory of the working people began. Every working man in all corners of the present world manifested in that stream of victory. In continuation of this, the great May Day is being celebrated every year all over the world.
★History of May Day:
The struggle against the exploitation of labor has always been in all societies. In view of this, when slavery was abolished, the workers gradually began to get the status of their labor. But in this case no time of labor was fixed. The employers demanded 16-18 hours of labor from the workers, which they naturally could not accept. At one point the workers protested against it. The tone of their protest gradually turned into a revolution. In 180, the first American workers began a movement demanding eight hours of work. In 184 they systematically proposed to the employer to fix 8 hours of daily labor. The deadline for implementation of the proposal is May 1, 18. As many as 300,000 workers across the United States quit their jobs and took to the streets that day because their proposals did not materialize. Led by Labor leaders Joan Most, August Spiegel and Louis Ling, they organized a mass rally in Chicago on May 1. The movement spread all over the world when several workers were killed in the police firing. Workers 'rights were eventually established around the world by accepting workers' demands in the United States.
★International May Day:
In 179, in the French capital, Paris, it was decided to observe May Day internationally in response to the proposal of labor leaders. Through this, for the first time, May Day was officially recognized. The following year, May 1, 1890, International May Day was observed in various countries. Since then, May Day has been celebrated all over the world.
★Impact of May Day:
With May Day gaining international recognition, great changes have taken place among the working class around the world. The impact of this day on employer-worker relations is far-reaching. As a result, the daily working hours of the workers have come down from 18 hours to 6 hours. Through this the workers of all the countries of the world began to get the proper status of their labor. They go ahead to assert their rights. Hardworking people begin to be freed from their chained lives. Another new chapter of social change is added to the history of the world.
★May Day and the Abolition of Class Inequality:
May Day is the day to initiate revolutionary change in the whole working class society. Their chains were opened by the establishment of May Day when they were trapped in the net of class discrimination. As a result, the class inequality of the society gradually began to disappear. Thousands of workers escaped the aggressive sting of the capitalists. This May Day is a gift from a society free from discrimination and exploitation to the whole world. The ups and downs of the worker's relationship with the employer came to a head at one point only with the recognition of May Day.
★May Day and the Liberation of Capitalist Slavery:
May Day can be said to be the certificate of liberation of workers from capitalist slavery. Capitalists at one time showed a low tendency to use workers as their slaves. The abolition of slavery took place when May Day was established after the labor revolution. Through this the workers gained a new life, which gave them the opportunity to enjoy at least some of the taste of freedom. As a result of the establishment of May Day, no capitalist will try to enslave the workers in the future.
★Significance of May Day:
The present class has laid the foundation of a non-discriminatory civilized society, basically the labor movement of 18 and the birth of May Day in the history of world civilization, so the significance of May Day is widely appreciated. May Day is rich in the great tradition of labor movement and liberation struggle all over the world. This day has taught the world the mantra of fierce protest against imperialist and capitalist inhumanity. May Day has revolutionized the thinking and consciousness of the working class. The whole human society has been enlightened by the light of their fighting spirit. A new horizon has opened up for the working class. Workers' solidarity and unity has become stronger and stronger. May Day has been able to remove the filthy and horrible darkness from the society.
★World May Day Celebrations:
May Day celebrations have been held in many countries around the world since its recognition at the Paris Conference in 189. In 1890, the first International May Day was celebrated in a grand ceremony at Howard Park in Great Britain. The first May Day is celebrated in the United States in the same year. In France, the day is celebrated with huge processions and rallies of workers. International May Day was first celebrated in Russia in 1898 and in China in 1924. This tradition later spread to every continent. Today, International May Day is celebrated every year in almost every developed, developing and underdeveloped country in Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania.
★May Day in Bangladesh:
Bangladesh is a developing country in South Asia. There are a lot of working people in this country. At present, May 1 is a public holiday in Bangladesh in honor of May Day. May Day is celebrated by the workers with great enthusiasm and fervor. They organized various ceremonies in memory of their predecessors. Workers' organizations organize a variety of cultural and welfare programs on May Day. On this day, the workers of Bangladesh get temporary exemption from their regular work. They celebrate the great May Day in a joyous atmosphere.
The significant contribution of the historic May Day has kept today's working class at bay. The consciousness of fighting against any injustice is now the adornment of the workers. May 1, the bloodshed of 18 years, is now the day for everyone to take the oath of allegiance against injustice and oppression. The key to moving forward. On May Day, all working people seek to pledge to initiate developmental change by further strengthening their bonds of brotherhood.
