May Day has been celebrated internationally since 1886 as the day for workers to unite as a class. This year was no exception. Under increasing pressure by capitalists and governments all around the world, workers came out to demand better pay, safer workplaces and the right to organise without the fear of repression. In Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, workers came under sustained attacked by riot police. For compilation of photos and videos of May Day marches all around the world, click here, here, here and here.
May Day has been celebrated internationally since 1886 as the day for workers to unite as a class. This year was no exception. Under increasing pressure by capitalists and governments all around the world, workers came out to demand better pay, safer workplaces and the right to organise without the fear of repression. In Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, workers came under sustained attacked by riot police. For compilation of photos and videos of May Day marches all around the world, click here, here, here and here.
