Paragraph: May Day or International Workers Day

 May 1­­^st is a glorious day in the history for the working class people in the world. It is internationally observed as May Day. It is also called the International Workers Day. The day is observed to commemorate the historic struggle of working people. The day is observed in most of the countries of the world. The day has a historical background. At present, the workers enjoy some privileges such as a minimum wages, safety laws and eight hours workday. All these became possible for the sacrifice of the workers in 1886. From the beginning of Industrial Revolution, people worked very long shifts in mills,factories and industries. They had to work up to fourteen or even more hours a day.That is why, in the 1880s the workers called an eight hours’ workday movement. Workers of all classes joined the movement and called for a strike. On May 3, 1886 police fired on a crowd of strikers of the McComic Harvest Machine Company, Chicago. They killed at least one striker, five or six strikers were wounded seriously and an undetermined number of strikers were injured. If the workers did not stand up and demand for their rights, they would continue to be exploited. So, the day is more important for the working people all around the world.