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Thousands take part in May Day rallies across the globe

Workers and activists mark May Day with rallies to demand governments address labour issues.

Cubans file past, one holding a poster that depicts revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, in the annual May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Desmond
Cubans file past, one holding a poster that depicts revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, in the annual May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. [Desmond Boylan/AP Photo]
Published On 1 May 2018

Each year, people around the world take to the streets to mark International Workers’ Day, or May Day. 

May 1 is a public holiday in many countries, though activities are restricted in some places, leading on some occasions to street confrontations.

Here is a look at some of the events held across the globe on Tuesday.

Protesters march on Wall Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Workers and activists marked May Day with rallies around the world to demand their government address lab
Protesters march on Wall Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange. [Mark Lennihan/AP Photo]
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A police water canon sprays water to extinguish a burning car set on fire by activists activists during the traditional May Day rally in the center of Paris, France, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Each year, p
A police water canon sprays water to extinguish a burning car set on fire by activists activists during the traditional May Day rally in the center of Paris, France. [Francois Mori/AP Photo]
Protesters, mostly workers, march towards the Presidential Palace during the global commemoration of Labor Day Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. About 5,000 workers and activists from vario
Protesters, mostly workers, march towards the presidential palace in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. About 5,000 people rallied to protest against the failure of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfil a major campaign promise to end 'contractualisation', the widespread practice of short-term employment. [Bullit Marquez/AP Photo]
Police scuffle with demonstrators during May Day protests in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Workers and activists mark May Day with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working cond
Police scuffle with demonstrators during May Day protests in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city. [Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo]
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry flags during a May Day rally at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry flags during a May Day rally at Seoul Plaza in the South Korean capital. [Lee Jin-man/AP Photo]
A Cambodian worker attends a gathering to mark May Day at Tonle Sap river bank, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Some hundreds of workers staged a rally, demanding a better working condi
A gathering marking May Day was also held at the Tonle Sap river bank in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Hundreds of workers staged a rally, demanding better working conditions. [Heng Sinith/AP Photo]
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Balloons and flags fly over the crowd as people walk on Red Square to mark May Day in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. As in Soviet times, people paraded across Red Square, but instead of red fla
Balloons and flags fly over a crowd gathered in Red Square to mark May Day in Russia's capital, Moscow. As in Soviet times, people paraded across the square, but instead of red flags with the communist hammer and sickle, they waved the Russian tricolor. [Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo]
Migrants workers march during a rally to mark May Day in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Thousands of Hong Kong workers from various labor unions staged a rally to demand better workers'' rights and ca
Migrant workers march during a rally to mark May Day in Hong Kong. Thousands of Hong Kong workers from various labour unions staged a rally to demand better rights for workers and improved labour conditions. [Vincent Yu/AP Photo]
An Indonesian worker shouts slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Thousands of workers attended the rally urging the government to raise minimum wages, ban outsou
An Indonesian worker shouts slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands of workers attended the rally urging the government to raise the minimum wage, ban outsourcing practices, provide free healthcare and improve working condition in the country. [Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo]