Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals are marking May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights.
Filipino workers carry streamers and posters during a protest to mark International Labor Day near the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Hundreds of Filipino workers from various labor groups took to the streets to mark Labor Day and demand a wage increase and job security amid soaring food and oil prices. – Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals marked May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights.
KCTU officials said they plan similar May Day rallies in more than 10 locations across South Korea on Wednesday. “The remarkable growth of the Republic of Korea was thanks to the sweat and efforts of our workers. I thank our 28.4 million workers,” Yoon said in May Day message posted on Facebook. “My government and I will protect the precious value of labor.”
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