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For most countries, Labour Day is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day, which occurs on 1 May. For other countries, Labour Day is celebrated on a different date, often one with special significance for the labour movement in that country. Labour Day is a public holiday in many countries.
Pakistan Day: یوم پاکستان. Yōum-e-Pākistān. Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of British India. The republic was also declared on this day in 1956. 1 May Labour Day: یوم مزدور. Yōum-e-Mazdoor. Celebrates the achievements of labour. 28 May Youm ...
International Labour Day is observed in Pakistan on 1 May to commemorate the social and economic achievements of workers. It is a public and national holiday. Many organized street demonstrations take place on Labor Day, where workers and labor unions protest against labor repression and demand for more rights, better wages and benefits. [198]
5 February – Kashmir Solidarity Day; 23 March – Pakistan Day; 30 March–1 April – Eid al-Fitr; 1 May – Labour Day; 28 May – Youm-e-Takbeer; 6-8 June – Eid al-Adha; 5-6 July – Ashura; 14 August – Independence Day; 5 September – Milad un-Nabi; 9 November – Iqbal Day; 25 December – Quaid-e-Azam Day
9 May - Seven barbershop workers are killed by militants in Gwadar. [57] 10-13 May - 2024 Azad Kashmir protests: Four people, including a police officer are killed during protests against rising prices in Azad Kashmir. [58] 14 May - Four members of the same family are killed in a drone strike on their residence in South Waziristan. [59]
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First of May may refer to: May 1, the first day of May; International Workers' Day, aka Labor Day, chosen by an organization of socialist and communist political parties; First of May, a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province of Argentina; A reference to May Day in the context of a fertility or Spring holiday
The first Labor Day celebration in the U.S. took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.