May Day 2010 took place in the middle of the global capitalist crisis. Workers everywhere face terrible attacks and losses of jobs, wages, conditions as capitalists try to increase their profits by making workers pay for the crisis.
But workers continue to organise and to fight. Read the joint May Day 2010 statement Workers Will Win here.
Among the hundreds of assemblies, demonstrations and rallies that took place on May Day this year we want to highlight a few: In Istanbul 200,000 workers gathered in Taksim Square on May Day for the first time since 1977 when 37 people were shot and killed during a protest march. See the report here.
May Day 2010 took place in the middle of the global capitalist crisis. Workers everywhere face terrible attacks and losses of jobs, wages, conditions as capitalists try to increase their profits by making workers pay for the crisis.
But workers continue to organise and to fight. Read the joint May Day 2010 statement Workers Will Win here.
Among the hundreds of assemblies, demonstrations and rallies that took place on May Day this year we want to highlight a few: In Istanbul 200,000 workers gathered in Taksim Square on May Day for the first time since 1977 when 37 people were shot and killed during a protest march. See the report here.
Workers marched in Jakarta in a massive rally demand changes in the social security laws. Read the report here.
Palestinian workers marched in Gaza, against capitalism and the inhuman blockade imposed on them by the governments of the USA, Israel and Egypt. Read the report here.
As well as May Day rallies there were major strikes in many countries, including general strikes in South Korea, India, Nepal and Greece. The global mobilisation against capitalist attacks is continuing. We note the actions of health workers in Mongolia, who have been mobilising for better wages and conditions. Read the report here.
New general strikes were called this week in Yemen, Greece and Spain. We send our solidarity greetings to all workers mobilising in workplaces and on the streets in all countries. Workers change the world.
Read the joint May Day 2010 statement Workers Will Win here.
