May Day has long been associated with street protests. It is not only Labor Day, but also a day chosen to protest once morest all kinds of regimes, governments and institutional problems.
Click on this gallery and (re)immerse yourself in the May Day protests over the past few years.
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1929
In this photo, Communists are seen holding a May Day parade in New York. The police follow the demonstrators throughout the march, in order to avoid any disturbance.
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1931
A Labor Day parade was held on East Fourteenth Street in New York City. Protestants carry signs with satirical portraits of fascists, such as Benito Mussolini or Adolf Hitler.
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1933
Here, a Chinese unit from New York’s Red Ranks reportedly took part in the May Day communist parade to protest once morest Japanese imperialism.
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[1945
Members of the group Femmes Solidaires (formerly Union des Femmes Françaises) protest during May Day demonstrations in Place de la Bastille, Paris.
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1952
A participant makes clear her disapproval of a Communist-organized May Day parade in New York City.
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1953
Protesters carrying signs that read: ‘USA Go Home’ clash with police in Tokyo, Japan.
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1968
Seen here is a fight between the General Confederation of Labor and left-wing demonstrators during the May Day parade in Paris.
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1970
Left-wing activists hold posters of pro-National Liberation Front of South Vietnam and pro-Palestinian Che Guevara during protests on May Day in Place de la Republique in Paris.
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1971
During May Day protests once morest the Vietnam War in Washington DC, a protester is held down by law enforcement officers dressed as civilians.
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1971
Many people were arrested during the May Day peaceful protests once morest the Vietnam War. The arresting officer had to have their picture taken with each protester to document the arrests.
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1978
Here, steel workers in Madrid, Spain, hold a banner protesting the two months of work without pay, and their inability to support their families.
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1980
A banner reading “Dignity for Lesbian and Gay Catholics” is held up during a May Day gay rights march in New York City.
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1982
Members of the Solidarnosc union demonstrate and hold banners during the Labor Day parade in Warsaw, Poland.
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1990
A protester outside the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines, taunts riot police during a May Day demonstration.
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1994
Students clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in Seoul, South Korea.
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2000
Anti-capitalist protesters clash with riot police in Trafalgar Square, during their May Day march from Parliament Square in London.
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2000
A young anarchist couple hold hands during May Day protests in central Minneapolis.
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2001
An anti-World Bank protester marches through central London. Protesters then clashed with riot police.
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2002
A May Day demonstration once morest the far-right Front National party takes place in Paris.
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2003
A protester raises his fist at police during a May Day march in London’s Trafalgar Square.
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2005
Nearly 3,000 workers demonstrate during the Labor Day parade in Bangkok, Thailand.
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2007
Police officers form a barricade as thousands of protesters march through the streets during a march once morest labor shortages in Macau.
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2011
Communist demonstrators chant the “Internationaleduring a May Day protest in Athens, Greece.
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2012
Occupy Wall Street protesters jump and shout as hundreds take part in a May Day demonstration in New York City.
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2014
Thousands of people gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to protest once morest taxation, but also once morest the government’s response to the demise of the vol MH370.
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2015
Supporters of the Sri Lankan People’s Liberation Front take part in a Labor Day protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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2016
Communist Party supporters take part in a May Day demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon.
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2017
Pakistani trade union workers carry placards and march during International Labor Day in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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2018
Demonstrators walk past police during a march, during the annual May Day workers’ demonstration in Paris.
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2019
Thousands of Indonesian workers demonstrate in Jakarta, Indonesia to persuade the government to raise the minimum wage and improve working conditions.
