1st May: World Labors Day

Labors, Harvesters, Farmers are still deprived of their rights

1^st May is the Word Day of Labors and its decision has also been taken by labors themselves and not by UNO, because by that time UNO didn’t exist. On this day labors all over the world celebrate the memories of 1886 Chicago labors who sacrificing their lives get 8 hours timings approved for themselves. On this day, labors all over the world organize seminars, processions; rallies and meetings to express their resolution that they will continue their struggle until the exploitation system has not been eradicated.

The patient and hard struggle of labors, workers, servants and innocents has been going on for centuries. This tussle is going on since the inception of this world. When for the very first time few powerful people after drawing lines on the earth started claiming their possession and made the weaker, innocent and obedient public their servant by aggravation and cruelty. The class difference in the society started prevailing since then. The powerful and cruel people of that time started taking forceful hard work from them and made them their servant. But in 18^th and 19^th century the labor body started strengthening. This was the period when steam engines and factories were entering into the machine era. The laborers were paid very less amount in lieu of their severe hard work.

Before this time in 1789, the France Revolution had taken place. The ideas of Carl Marks were prevailing. Then in 1883, Carl Marks died. At the same time the laborers were also making their parties. By that time there were neither any fix timings for the laborers nor any law. They had to work late till night. There was no compensation in case of accident or death. New industries were establishing in Europe. Science was also advancing. The network of factories and industries was spreading. The labor body was rising and marching towards Union making. The laborers struggled in Britain, made unions and federations. The laborers also struggled before this time but the work done by Chicago laborers will be remembered till eternity.

Exactly 125 years ago from now, such enthusiastic, revolutionary and dedicated political and labor leaders had been born who for the first time called complete strike and presenting their valuable lives turned the labor movement in the new direction and rose the laborers’ head with pride by sacrificing their blood. This incident occurred in the industrial city of Chicago in America near the famous “Hay” market. The laborers of that time raised their voice against the then authorities, industrialists, factory owners, landlords and money holders that challenged them to listen, “You cruel people we are also humans, give us the right of living too, fix our working hours, raise our salaries and give us livelihood.”

They were shouting to the laborers of the world to get united; they were united without any difference in cast, creed or color and were asking for their rights and demands. The whole industrial city of Chicago was jammed. The Chimneys of Mills and factories had stopped excreting smoke. This was the first time in the history when the hard workers had raised the mutiny flag by their unity and wrote a new chapter by calling the complete strike. Then on 1^st May 1886 in the morning the anonymous journalist while performing his revolutionary duty had written a writing which has now become the part of the history.

“Oh! Laborers! Your fight has been started. The time will take itself the final decision. Step forward to get your demands accepted, for your duty hours, continue your struggle, the authorities will have to bend, victory will be yours, never lose courage, be united, in this lies your survival, your success, keep fighting till the fulfillment of your demands, “

This writing of the journalist had rose additional emotions and they demanded strongly for 8 hours timings and then for the first time 24 hours had been adjusted like that we will do 8 hours work, we will rest for 8 hours and we will pass 8 hours with our family. The authorities, mill owners, money holders didn’t like this slogan and unity of the laborers and they taking the strict action opened fire on them. They wounded the weaponless, peaceful and weaker laborers,

 

The white peaceful flag of the laborers becomes red. The shirt of one of the laborer turned red with the blood. Then they made that red blooded flag their own flag in place of white flag and decided that they will not go to work unless their demands were not fulfilled. Red flag will now be our flag and from then onwards the red flag became the flag of laborers.

At last the authorities accepted the demands of the laborers and likewise for the first time the 8 hours timings were accepted. On this occasion seven prominent leaders of laborers including Fisher, Angeel, Peterson and Spies were brought to trial and 4 leaders were sentenced to death. These leaders went from this world but left their work, name and their movement alive for good. Afterwards, laborers got their many demands accepted by their struggle. The revolution came in Russia in 1917. Laborers got their many demands accepted in Europe. Now the timings in Europe are 6 hours. But still in many parts of the world exploitation with the laborers are going on and there is a need of long and hard struggle like Chicago laborers did by the laborers of that exploited areas in order to get their justified demands accepted by the authorities. UNO also need to play its role in such areas of the world.

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