Nepalese activists rallied in Kathmandu on International Labour Day, a symbol of global workers(***) solidarity, on Sunday [EPA] Protesters in Hong Kong paraded through the streets as the territory ushered in its first minimum wage - US$3.60 an hour [AFP] A Taiwanese demonstrator in Taipei wore a face mask carrying the character meaning "No poverty" [AFP] Workers in Macau protested against migrant workers from mainland China [Reuters] An Indonesian anti-riot policeman offered his approval as workers rallied outside the presidential palace in Jakarta [Reuters] Korean student leaders got their heads shaved during a protest to demand a reduction in tuition fees in Seoul [Reuters] Philippine police laid down their shields as May Day marchers gathered near the Malacanang palace [AFP] Some Philippine activists burnt an effigy of the country(***)s president, Benigno Aquino [AFP] Millions of miles away, trade unionists carried banners reading "Employment with rights. Against social cuts" in Madrid [EPA] Supporters of the Greek Communist party marched in Athens, protesting against government cuts [EPA] Demonstrators in London(***)s Trafalgar Square joined thousands of other British protesters [GALLO/GETTY] A punk offered support to the Rote Flora alternative cultural centre in Hamburg, Germany [Reuters] Bulgarian socialists took part in a rally in central Sofia [Reuters] An Egyptian worker in Cairo showed off his palm bearing the words "social justice" [Reuters] Hundreds of thousands of Cubans paraded through Havana(***)s Revolution Square [Reuters]
