Workers and activists marked May Day with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions on Monday. Some countries celebrate International Workers’ Day with a public holiday though others restrict activities, which can lead to confrontations.
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Police arrest May Day demonstrators in Istanbul. Security forces prevented leftist groups trying to reach Taksim Square. Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Photo -
Members of the Greek communist labour union (PAME) demonstrate in central Athens. Aris Messinis / AFP Photo -
Russian marchers carry a banner reads as ‘For decent work, salary, life!’ in front of St Basil’s Cathedral and Spaskaya Tower during a rally at Red Square in Moscow. Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA -
Taiwanese workers hold placards with the words “Against Exploitation” and “Demand Protection for Elderly Lives” during a rally in Taipei. Chiang Ying-ying / AP Photo -
Cambodian workers attend a rally in Phnom Penh. Mak Remissa / EPA -
North Korean workers, with their legs tied together, take part in a May Day competition at the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex. Jon Chol Jin / AP Photo -
Plainclothes police officers detain a protester in Istanbul. Murad Sezer / Reuters -
Filipinos from various workers’ groups hold a banner which reads “implementation of national industrialisation and real land reform” during a march in Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters -
Indonesian workers rally in Jakarta. Beawiharta / Reuters
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