Different nations often set aside some days which are often observed are holidays for residents of the country.
Quite a few of such days are peculiar with a larger portion of countries of the world.
Such days are announced and declared as work free days for workers to rest and enjoy themselves with their families.
It could be a day of religious celebration, the country’s Independence Day, Workers’ Day or any other day considered worthy of giving workers in the nation a rest for.
International Workers’ Day also known as International Labour Day is celebrated all over the world on May 1, it is a day for celebrating the working class.
However, not everyone know so much about this day.
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5 Things To Know About Workers Day
- International Workers Day is celebrated world over on May 1 by the working class.
- On November 11, 1887 August Spies and 3 others were executed for organising a 4 day protest against the then 16-hours working arrangement. Their death is significant to workers because it set the course for what was to come – a reduction in work time.
- Every Mar 1, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), addresses people and workers.
- Workers’ Day was first recognised as a public holiday in Nigeria in 1980 by the People Redemption Party of Kano State. It officially became a national holiday on May 1 1981, and has been celebrated on this date ever since.
- Celebration of International Labor Day allows honouring every worker’s effort and hard work towards their job. Also, it makes us realise that International Labour Day should be beyond one day.
Workers should be respected every day for the efforts they are putting in daily to their organisations.
