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May Day protests around the world
May Day protests around the world
May Day protests around the world
Thousands of Indonesian workers march to the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 1, 2013 as demonstrators protest against labour outsourcing policy and low wages. According to the police about 55,000 workers participated in the Labour Day rally while thousands of police and troops were mobilized for security. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
May Day protests around the world
Thousands of Indonesian workers march to the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 1, 2013 as demonstrators protest against labour outsourcing policy and low wages. According to the police about 55,000 workers participated in the Labour Day rally while thousands of police and troops were mobilized for security. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
May Day protests around the world
French far right party Front National (FN) president Marine Le Pen (front C), vice-president Florian Philippot (front 2nd R), general secretary Steeve Briois (front 2nd L) and other party's representatives, attend the party's annual march to celebrate Joan of Arc on May 1, 2013 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG
May Day protests around the world
Indonesian workers hold up placards calling for an end to labour outsourcing and low wages during a march by thousands to the presidential palace for Labour Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2013. According to the police about 55,000 workers participated in the Labour Day rally while thousands of police and troops were mobilized for security. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
May Day protests around the world
Indonesian workers wearing costumes symbolizing ants to depict wokers exploitation join a march by thousands to the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 1, 2013 as demonstrators protest against labour outsourcing policy and low wages. According to the police about 55,000 workers participated in the Labour Day rally while thousands of police and troops were mobilized for security. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
May Day protests around the world
An Indonesian women carries a placard calling for an end to labour outsourcing during a march by thousands to the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 1, 2013 as demonstrators protest against labour outsourcing and low wages. According to the police about 55,000 workers participated in the Labour Day rally while thousands of police and troops were mobilized for security. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
May Day protests around the world
French far right party Front National (FN) honorary president Jean-Marie Le Pen (2nd R), vice-president Florian Philippot (R), president Marine Le Pen (2nd L), and deputy Gilbert Collard (L), attend the party's annual march to celebrate Joan of Arc on May 1, 2013 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG
May Day protests around the world
Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party chant slogans during a rally marking Labour Day at al-Firdous Square in Baghdad May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen
May Day protests around the world
Communist-affiliated protesters hold flags in front of the Greek parliament during a May Day rally on May 1, 2013 in Athens. Greece's two main unions called a general strike against prolonged austerity on May Day, with protests planned . AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
May Day protests around the world
Communist-affiliated protesters and foreign workers gather at a central Athens square during a May Day rally on May 1, 2013. Greece's two main unions called a general strike against prolonged austerity on May Day, with protests planned . AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
May Day protests around the world
Communist-affiliated protesters hold flags in front of the Greek parliament during a May Day rally on May 1, 2013 in Athens. Greece's two main unions called a general strike against prolonged austerity on May Day, with protests planned . AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
May Day protests around the world
French far right party Front National (FN) (From L) deputy Gilbert Collard, local elected Jean-Richard Sulzer, president Marine Le Pen, vice-president Florian Philippot, and general secretary Steeve Briois, attend the party's annual march to celebrate Joan of Arc on May 1, 2013 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG
May Day protests around the world
Garment workers shout slogans as they block a street during a protest to demand capital punishment for those responsible for the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside Dhaka April 30, 2013. Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding more survivors from a garment factory complex that collapsed killing hundreds, as the government came under pressure to do more to enforce building safety standards. REUTERS/Khurshed Rinku
May Day protests around the world
Migrant workers from Indonesia carry flags during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
A woman wearing a zebra mask distributes leaflets during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
Migrant workers from Indonesia gather under the rain prior to a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
Workers take part in a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
People march past a tram (in background) during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
Migrant workers from Indonesia carry flags and banners during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
Striking dock workers take part in a march calling for legislative restrictions on standard working hours, on Labour Day in Hong Kong May 1, 2013. The red banner reads, "Return my mealtime". REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
May Day protests around the world
Migrant workers from Indonesia carry flags and banners during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2013. In Hong Kong, one of Asia's beacons of capitalism, trade unions said they were expecting 5,000 people to march in support of striking dock workers. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
May Day protests around the world
A protester holds a mask, depicting Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, during a march calling for legislative restrictions on standard working hours, on Labour Day in Hong Kong May 1, 2013. The Chinese characters on the mask reads, "Evil" and seen on the right is a model of a machine and body which symbolizes a person killed in an industrial accident. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
May Day protests around the world
People march at the central Tverskaya street in Moscow on May 1, 2013, during traditional May Day Trade Unions rally. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV
May Day protests around the world
A Turkish riot police fires tear gas against May Day protesters as they disperse crowds that tried to break through barricades to reach the city's main square in central Istanbul May 1, 2013. Turkish riot police clashed with thousands of May Day protesters in Istanbul on Wednesday, firing water cannon and tear gas at crowds that tried to break through barricades to reach the city's main square, witnesses said. The incidents followed the pattern of recent years, when May Day demonstrations in Turkey's largest city have often been marked by clashes between police and protesters. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
May Day protests around the world
Protesters from communist-affiliated trade union PAME wave flags during a May Day rally at central Syntagma square in Athens May 1, 2013. Trains and ferries were canceled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday, in the latest in a long line of strikes and protests in the debt-laden country ravaged by its sixth year of recession and popular fury over wage and spending cuts. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
May Day protests around the world
Protesters march during a May Day rally at central Syntagma square in Athens May 1, 2013. Trains and ferries were canceled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday, in the latest in a long line of strikes and protests in the debt-laden country ravaged by its sixth year of recession and popular fury over wage and spending cuts. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis
May Day protests around the world
A woman attends a rally to mark Labour Day, or May Day, in Tbilisi May 1, 2013. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
May Day protests around the world
Members of the pro-government Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) attend an official May Day rally in Minsk, on May 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV
May Day protests around the world
Members of the pro-government Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) attend an official May Day rally in Minsk, on May 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV
May Day protests around the world
Members of of the pro-government Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) attend an official May Day rally in Minsk, on May 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV
May Day protests around the world
People gather in front of mass graves during the burial of unidentified garment workers, who died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, in Dhaka May 1, 2013. The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, in order to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after the building collapse killed hundreds of factory workers. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
May Day protests around the world
Police officers watch supporters and members of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) as they march during a demonstration on May Day in Berlin, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
May Day protests around the world
Supporters and members of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) march during a demonstration on May Day in Berlin, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
May Day protests around the world
People march at the central Tverskaya street in Moscow on May 1, 2013, during traditional May Day Trade Unions rally. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV
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