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LABOUR DAY (May Day)

Labor Day is an annual holiday celebrated in many countries to honor the achievements and contributions of workers. It originated from the labor union movement of the 1800s advocating for fair wages and reasonable work hours. In Indonesia, Labor Day was first commemorated in 1920 but was later banned under President Suharto's regime. It became an official public holiday again in 2013, celebrated every May 1st with large workers' marches in Jakarta to voice demands for better working conditions and wages. On Labor Day, Indonesian workers gather in the capital to march towards the Presidential Palace holding signs about issues like low minimum wage increases.

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LABOUR DAY (May Day)

Labor Day is an annual holiday celebrated in many countries to honor the achievements and contributions of workers. It originated from the labor union movement of the 1800s advocating for fair wages and reasonable work hours. In Indonesia, Labor Day was first commemorated in 1920 but was later banned under President Suharto's regime. It became an official public holiday again in 2013, celebrated every May 1st with large workers' marches in Jakarta to voice demands for better working conditions and wages. On Labor Day, Indonesian workers gather in the capital to march towards the Presidential Palace holding signs about issues like low minimum wage increases.

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| Brigitta Zhafarina Darmawan


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LABOR DAY
(MAY DAY)
International Celebration Day
DEFINITION
Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of
workers. Labor Day has its origins in the labor union movement,
specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight
hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
For other countries, Labor Day is celebrated on a different date,
often one with special significance for the labor movement in that
country. Labor Day is a public holiday in many countries.
International Workers' Day. For most countries, "Labor Day" is
synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day, which
occurs on 1 May. Some countries vary the actual date of their
celebrations so that the holiday occurs on a Monday close to 1 May.
Some countries have a holiday at or around this date, but it is not a
'Labor Day' celebration.
WHY DO
PEOPLE
CELEBRATE Many of us work. We don't need a holiday to
remind us what work is and the difficulties
LABOR
and rewards that come with it. But through
DAY? the course of a typical year, we don't often
Labor Day was originally designed to get the opportunity to reflect on why we do
honor workers as part of the American
our jobs the way we do, where our current
organized labor movement. Labor Day
was first celebrated unofficially by labor
workers' rights came from, and the price that
activists and individual states in the late many people paid to secure those rights for
1800s, according to the U.S.
us today. And that’s well worth remembering.
Department of Labor.
LABOR DAY IN INDONESIA
It was in 1920 when the people in Indonesia started to honour and commemorate
Labor Day. However, the country’s New Order regime made by President Suharto
banned it. The reason for this was that the government feared to build a relationship
between communism and labour. When he was president, he banned any protest
against his decision to not honour Labor Day.
Labour became an Indonesia public holiday in 2013 when President Yudhoyono
declared it. On this day, the general population does not have work and school. Most
businesses on Labor Day are closed.
The official Labor Day is May 1, and it is a day when workers can spend time with their
loved ones. Traditionally, there are thousands of workers who go to the streets to
voice out their demands about having better income and the government to have more
supportive policies.
HOW IT IS CELEBRATED
When it is Labor Day, there are thousands of workers that come from
different local labour unions that gather in Central Jakarta.
The workers are mostly from factories located in the outskirts of Jakarta.
They assemble at the National Monument, where their march starts.
There are roadblocks to show where their route is, and there are thousands
of police officers that stop workers from reading the palace.
The workers will shout their demands to improve their working conditions,
increase wages, open more jobs, and put an end to the pedestrian bridge.
HOW IT IS
CELEBRATED
During Labor Day, Indonesians usually gather in Jakarta to
join the Workers’ March towards the Presidential Palace.
Hundreds of thousands of workers hold signs, banners, and
different protest materials to show everyone what they are
concerned about. Those who work in the same company or
factory sometimes choose to wear their uniform so that
everyone knows where they work. Aside from that, you will
hear them protesting about their low minimum wage, or it
never increases.
Thank you for
your attention!
Article source https://www.3ecpa.co.id/resources/indonesia-public-holidays/labor-day/
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