Workers rally on May Day

Updated On May 01, 2012 05:06 pm IST
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Participants march and wave flags during a rally organised by the Russian Federation of Trade Unions to celebrate International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Moscow. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 01, 2012 05:06 pm IST

Participants march and wave flags during a rally organised by the Russian Federation of Trade Unions to celebrate International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Moscow.

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Maoist activists and supporters, wearing traditional attire, play traditional instruments as they arrive during a rally to commemorate Labour Day in Kathmandu May 1, 2012. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Maoist activists and supporters, wearing traditional attire, play traditional instruments as they arrive during a rally to commemorate Labour Day in Kathmandu May 1, 2012. (Reuters)

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A supporter of the Iraqi communist party, wearing a replica hat of the Bolivian Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara, attends a march to Firdous Square, in the centre of Baghdad, in celebration of International Worker's Day, or Labour Day on May 1, 2012. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 01, 2012 05:06 pm IST

A supporter of the Iraqi communist party, wearing a replica hat of the Bolivian Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara, attends a march to Firdous Square, in the centre of Baghdad, in celebration of International Worker's Day, or Labour Day on May 1, 2012. (AFP Photo)

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Members of the Austrian Socialist party join the annual rally on May,1 2012 in Vienna. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the Austrian Socialist party join the annual rally on May,1 2012 in Vienna. (AFP Photo)

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People take part in a march as part of the annual May Day workers' events on May 1, 2012 in Strasbourg, eastern France. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People take part in a march as part of the annual May Day workers' events on May 1, 2012 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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East Timorese police face demonstrators demanding higher wages during a rally marking international workers' day near the Dili port on May 1, 2012. Police fired warning shots and dispersed protestors as they tried to march to a nearby hotel while to protest the contract terminations of several workers. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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East Timorese police face demonstrators demanding higher wages during a rally marking international workers' day near the Dili port on May 1, 2012. Police fired warning shots and dispersed protestors as they tried to march to a nearby hotel while to protest the contract terminations of several workers. (AFP Photo)

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More than a thousand labour union members gather and show placards during a march towards the presidential palace in Manila, as part of the May Day protests, demanding higher wages and policies that would make it harder to fire workers. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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More than a thousand labour union members gather and show placards during a march towards the presidential palace in Manila, as part of the May Day protests, demanding higher wages and policies that would make it harder to fire workers. (AFP Photo)

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Workers run in a marathon to mark May Day at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands members of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions participated in the short-distance marathon. The letters on the banner read "Marathon to celebrate 2012 May Day." (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Workers run in a marathon to mark May Day at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands members of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions participated in the short-distance marathon. The letters on the banner read "Marathon to celebrate 2012 May Day." (AP Photo)

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People march on the street as they hold banners during a May Day demonstration on May 1, 2012. Several thousand people took part in the demonstration following a rally at a park. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People march on the street as they hold banners during a May Day demonstration on May 1, 2012. Several thousand people took part in the demonstration following a rally at a park. (AFP Photo)

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Elephants carry portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit during a May Day rally in front of Anantasamakom Throne Hall in Bangkok on May 1, 2012. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Elephants carry portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit during a May Day rally in front of Anantasamakom Throne Hall in Bangkok on May 1, 2012. (AP Photo)

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Workers demanding a wage increase carry Thai flags during a May Day rally in Bangkok. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 01, 2012 05:06 pm IST

Workers demanding a wage increase carry Thai flags during a May Day rally in Bangkok. (AP Photo)

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People march on the street as they hold banners during a May Day demonstration. Several thousand people took part in the demonstration following a rally at a park. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People march on the street as they hold banners during a May Day demonstration. Several thousand people took part in the demonstration following a rally at a park. (AFP Photo)

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Cambodian workers march along a street during international workers day in Phnom Penh. Activists around the world mark international workers' day with marches demanding better working conditions, more jobs and higher wages. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Cambodian workers march along a street during international workers day in Phnom Penh. Activists around the world mark international workers' day with marches demanding better working conditions, more jobs and higher wages. (AFP Photo)

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A Cambodian woman prays during a protest to mark international workers day in Phnom Penh May 1, 2012. Activists around the world mark international workers' day with marches demanding better working conditions, more jobs and higher wages. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Cambodian woman prays during a protest to mark international workers day in Phnom Penh May 1, 2012. Activists around the world mark international workers' day with marches demanding better working conditions, more jobs and higher wages. (AFP Photo)

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Elephants take part in a May Day rally in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 01, 2012 05:06 pm IST

Elephants take part in a May Day rally in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo)

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