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PHOTO GALLERY: A visual tour through the world's May Day protests of 2019.

Left wing demonstrators burn bengals on a balcony during the traditional May Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

The labor unions behind the first May Day considered an 8-hour work day a cause worth striking for during the second industrial revolution. In 2019, the focus in several Asian countries was fair working conditions.

 

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