Tuesday, May 10, 2011

May Day 2011

 
 

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via The Big Picture on 4/05/11

Demonstrators around the globe observed May Day this past weekend with protests and mass gatherings, including a few that turned violent. The day has become an occasion for a wide range of agendas, from promoting rights for immigrant workers, to a traditional nod for International Workers' Day, to a call for a revival of communism, to a celebration of spring. Here is a collection of images focused on how workers, unions, socialist groups and others marked the day. -- Lloyd Young 39 photos total)

A worker marks his head with the sign "Stop Out-Sourcing" as he marches to the presidential palace during a rally in Jakarta May 1, 2011. More than 15,000 laborers stage rallies in Jakarta and other big cities in Indonesia to mark May Day, calling on the government for improvement in employment policies. (Supri/Reuters)








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