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Left wing activists shout slogans during a rally marking May Day in Kiev, Ukraine, today. AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov
May Day
In photos: Thousands take to streets for workers rights on May Day
Demonstrations and marches have been held at a number of cities today to call for greater labour rights.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have been marching in cities across the world today to mark May Day, which has long been associated with International Workers’ Day.
People marching in Asian cities including Seoul, Hong Kong, and Manila, called for better worker rights and wages.
Indonesian demonstrators called for better social security, chanting “the country is rich, but the people are poor,” according to the AFP, while Filipinos said they want an end to the policy of sending workers overseas.
RIA Novosti reports that demonstrations in Moscow passed off without incident and the Straits Times says May Day rallies in Tokyo called for an end to nuclear power.
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