Labour Day 2023: Every year, International Workers Day, Labours Day or May Day is celebrated on May 01 across different parts of the world. The first International Labour Day was celebrated on May 01, 1890, after the proclamation by the first International Congress of socialist parties in Europe on July 14th 1889 in Paris, France, to dedicate May 01 every year as the ‘Workers Day of International Unity and Solidarity.’

Facts About Labour Day 2023

1. In India, May Day or Labour Day is known by many names such as ‘Kamgar din’ or ‘Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas’ in Hindi, ‘Uzhaopalar Naal’ in Tamil and ‘Kamgar Diwas’ in Marathi.

2. India celebrated its first Labour Day in the year 1923, in the province of Madras (now Chennai).

3. It was made mandatory for the organisations of all countries to not work on May Day.

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4. More than 80 countries (including India) celebrate Labour Day as a holiday

5. May 01 is also celebrated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day.

6. The Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan was the first group that organised the May Day celebrations in India.

7. In September 1882, the unions of New York City decided to have a parade to celebrate their members being in unions and to show support for all unions. At least 20,000 people were there, and the workers had to give up a day’s pay to attend. There was also a lot of beer involved in the event.

8. On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a union rally in Chicago’s Haymarket Square, which led to violence that killed seven police officers and four others. The incident also led to May 1 being celebrated in most nations as Workers Day. The U.S. government chose Labor Day instead to avoid a celebration on May 1 and New York's unions had already picked the first Monday in September for their holiday.

9. In the late 19th century, celebrations focused on parades in urban areas. Now the holiday is a celebration that honours organised labour with fewer parades, and more activities. It also marks the perceived end of the summer season.

10. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says that between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans will eat 7 billion hot dogs.

11. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 14.8 million union members in the workforce in 2017. There were 17.7 million in 1983.

12. Oregon was the first state to celebrate Labor Day as a legal holiday in 1887.

13. There is still a Labor Day parade in New York City, which takes place throughout the 20 blocks north of the 1882 labour march.

14. The concept of Labour Day dates back to the to the United States of America in the 19th century.

15.  This day is celebrated globally is referred to as Worker's Day in some countries.