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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.
8/8/8 is a nickname for the 2008 South Ossetia War that broke out on August 8, 2008; 888 is a contraction of the labour movement's slogan for the Eight-hour day; 4-hole extension of the ISO 838 standard of filing holes punched in paper is sometimes called "888"
The US leg of the SRO's IGTC - the California 8 Hours - was held at Laguna Seca circuit from 2016 to 2019. [4] The event was moved to Indianapolis in 2020. [3]For 2022 the GT World Challenge America element of the event was extended such that the entire 8 hour duration scored points for the GTWC America entrants; [5] in previous years those entrants scored points for the first three hours only.
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The 1872 New York City eight hour day strike was one of the first citywide strikes for the eight hour day in North America. More than 100,000 workers in total, across building and manufacturing trades participated in the strike. Initially it was successful in winning the eight hour day for many workers.
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Ira Steward (1831–1883) was a key figure in labor movement in the United States during the late 19th century. He is best known as a leading advocate of the eight-hour work day.