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2. Eight-hour day movement - Wikipedia

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   The eight-hour day was the first topic discussed by the International Labour Organization which resulted in the Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 ratified by 52 countries as of 2016. The eight-hour day movement forms part of the early history for the celebration of May Day, and Labour Day in some countries.

3. Public holidays in Australia - Wikipedia

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   The celebration of Labour Day has its origins in the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. On 21 April 1856 Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne , Australia, stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House ...

4. 2025 in Australia - Wikipedia

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   Australia Day: Monday 27 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of Tasmania) Monday 10 February No No No No No Yes No No Labour Day (WA) Monday 3 March No No No No No No No Yes Public holiday under different names Monday 10 March Canberra Day No No No Adelaide Cup Day Eight Hours Day Labour ...

5. Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

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   In 1926, the Ford Motor Company, under the leadership of Henry Ford, famously instituted an eight-hour-a-day, five-day workweek. Then, in the Great Depression, owing to high unemployment, the idea ...

6. Labour Day - Wikipedia

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   The first march for an eight-hour day by the labour movement occurred in Melbourne on 21 April 1856. [5] On this day, stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day. Their direct action protest was a success, and they ...

7. Australian labour movement - Wikipedia

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   It took further campaigning and struggles by trade unions to extend the reduction in hours to all workers in Australia. In 1916, the Victorian Eight Hours Act was passed granting the eight-hour day to a wide range of workers in the state. The eight-hour day was not achieved nationally until the 1920s, but that was in the context of a 48-hour ...

8. Eight Hours Day - Wikipedia

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9. What 8 hours a day on TikTok taught her about the ultra-rich ...

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   What 8 hours a day on TikTok taught her about the ultra-rich and influencer culture. Leah Asmelash, CNN. June 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Looking back, the early pandemic period seems almost like a fever ...