Today is 1st May, 2020 ; Baishakh 11days, Mesha 19days,1942 Shakaabda, Friday
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International Labour Day
Friends! as you all are aware that we celebrate International Labour Day, other wise called as the International Workers Day on 1st May annually. We also simply call it May Day . It's a celebration of the labourers & the working classes world wide.
Way back on 1st May, 1886 labourers assembled in a strike at Haymarket in Chicago city of America, demanding an eight -hour work in a day. It was reported that on 3rd May, 1886 - six to eight labourers were killed in police firing.
Three years later ,in 1889- a French Socialist Party decided to celebrate 1st May as the International Labour Day to commomerate the innocent killings of labourers in Chicago city and to honour the Labour Movement.
Thus began the celebration of International Labour Day from 1st May 1890 onwards world wide; but surprisingly USA, Canada celebrate Labour Day annually on the first Monday of September.
Coming down to our own country India, the first Labour Day was celebrated on First May ,1923 in Madras by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan.
Let us now focus on Mahatma Gandhi's deeds and sayings on Labour matters. Gandhiji was too a labour leader during his stay in South Africa and had also organised labour unions in Ahmedabad Textile Mills.
Gandhiji had always been emphasizing on dignity of labour & labourers.
We quote his sayings - "If everybody lives by the sweat of his brow, the earth will become a paradise".
As of now, it has been estimated that in India, around 48crores labourers are there, out of which only 8 crores belong to the organised sectors & the rest 40 crores to the unorganised sectors , deprived of the basic needs of livelihoods.
In recent months ,due to the Lockdown situations, arising out of COVID-19 , the woes of labourers have been multiplied in many ways. The labourers do not not get any work to do ; food to eat....
The pandemic Corona situations have aggravated the plights of the working class people , very very severely. Corona has caused abysmal loss to the working class people, who are the real work force in nation building. They really work for Nation's better tomorrows....
Government of India and the State Governments have already taken some relief measures for the welfare of labourers, but more should come for the welfare of labourers.
Yes, Friends - a nice saying - " Work like a Labourer , Enjoy like a Prince".
Let us all be Workaholics....
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(Text : SurendraNath Pradhan, PRO, OPOLFED, Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar, Odish,India)
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International Labour Day
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Friends! as you all are aware that we celebrate International Labour Day, other wise called as the International Workers Day on 1st May annually. We also simply call it May Day . It's a celebration of the labourers & the working classes world wide.
Way back on 1st May, 1886 labourers assembled in a strike at Haymarket in Chicago city of America, demanding an eight -hour work in a day. It was reported that on 3rd May, 1886 - six to eight labourers were killed in police firing.
Three years later ,in 1889- a French Socialist Party decided to celebrate 1st May as the International Labour Day to commomerate the innocent killings of labourers in Chicago city and to honour the Labour Movement.
Thus began the celebration of International Labour Day from 1st May 1890 onwards world wide; but surprisingly USA, Canada celebrate Labour Day annually on the first Monday of September.
Coming down to our own country India, the first Labour Day was celebrated on First May ,1923 in Madras by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan.
Let us now focus on Mahatma Gandhi's deeds and sayings on Labour matters. Gandhiji was too a labour leader during his stay in South Africa and had also organised labour unions in Ahmedabad Textile Mills.
Gandhiji had always been emphasizing on dignity of labour & labourers.
We quote his sayings - "If everybody lives by the sweat of his brow, the earth will become a paradise".
As of now, it has been estimated that in India, around 48crores labourers are there, out of which only 8 crores belong to the organised sectors & the rest 40 crores to the unorganised sectors , deprived of the basic needs of livelihoods.
In recent months ,due to the Lockdown situations, arising out of COVID-19 , the woes of labourers have been multiplied in many ways. The labourers do not not get any work to do ; food to eat....
The pandemic Corona situations have aggravated the plights of the working class people , very very severely. Corona has caused abysmal loss to the working class people, who are the real work force in nation building. They really work for Nation's better tomorrows....
Government of India and the State Governments have already taken some relief measures for the welfare of labourers, but more should come for the welfare of labourers.
Yes, Friends - a nice saying - " Work like a Labourer , Enjoy like a Prince".
Let us all be Workaholics....
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(Text : SurendraNath Pradhan, PRO, OPOLFED, Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar, Odish,India)
