Write a paragraph about Labour Day of using this question.
a. What is Labour Day and why do you celebrate it?
b. Why May 1 is Labour Day?
c. Why do we celebrate Labour Day?
d. Who started Labour Day?
Answers
Explanation:
a) Labour Day or May Day honours the hard work of people across the world and celebrates their achievements. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement in the United States in the 19th Century.
b) In 1889, the Marxist International Socialist Congress adopted a resolution for a great international demonstration in which they demanded that the workers should not be made to work for more than 8 hours a day. After this, it became an annual event and May 1 was celebrated as Labour Day.
c) This day celebrates labourers and encourages them to be aware of their rights. The day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement.
d) communist leader Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar asked the government that May 1 should be considered as a national holiday to symbolise the efforts and work of the workers.