Chinese street cleaners walk in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China. EPA
Chinese street cleaners walk in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China. EPA
Workers march along a street to mark International Labour Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AFP
Workers march along a street to mark International Labour Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AFP
Garment workers gather at the Tonle Sap bank during a celebration for Labour Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia May 1, 2019. REUTERS
Garment workers gather at the Tonle Sap bank during a celebration for Labour Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia May 1, 2019. REUTERS
Thousands of workers waving banners and placards march as they pull a carriage with an effigy representing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a demonstration marking Labour Day in Manila. AFP
Thousands of workers waving banners and placards march as they pull a carriage with an effigy representing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a demonstration marking Labour Day in Manila. AFP
Bangladeshi activists and workers take part in a May Day protest in Dhaka. AFP
Bangladeshi activists and workers take part in a May Day protest in Dhaka. AFP
Bangladeshi activists and workers take part in a May Day protest in Dhaka. AFP
Bangladeshi activists and workers take part in a May Day protest in Dhaka. AFP
Russian Trade Unions' members holding balloons, flags and artificial flowers line up on Red Square for their May Day demonstration in Moscow on May 1, 2019. AFP
Russian Trade Unions' members holding balloons, flags and artificial flowers line up on Red Square for their May Day demonstration in Moscow on May 1, 2019. AFP
Russian Trade Unions' members holding balloons, flags and artificial flowers gather on Red Square prior to their May Day demonstration in Moscow on May 1, 2019. AFP
Russian Trade Unions' members holding balloons, flags and artificial flowers gather on Red Square prior to their May Day demonstration in Moscow on May 1, 2019. AFP
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry their union flags during a May Day rally in Seoul. AP Photo
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry their union flags during a May Day rally in Seoul. AP Photo
May Day in Seoul. AP Photo
May Day in Seoul. AP Photo
Protesters are arrested by riot police in Taksim Square for an illegal May Day rally in Istanbul. EPA
Protesters are arrested by riot police in Taksim Square for an illegal May Day rally in Istanbul. EPA
Chinese tourists rest at the underpass of the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. EPA
Chinese tourists rest at the underpass of the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. EPA
Protesters gather in Paris. AFP
Protesters gather in Paris. AFP
Activists from the construction industry take part in the annual Labor Day march in Hong Kong. EPA
Activists from the construction industry take part in the annual Labor Day march in Hong Kong. EPA
Members of the Greek Labour Union protest in Athens. AFP
Members of the Greek Labour Union protest in Athens. AFP
A Pakistani labourer works at an iron forge in Lahore. AFP
A Pakistani labourer works at an iron forge in Lahore. AFP
Myanmar labours work to maintain a rice crop in a paddy field on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar. EPA
Myanmar labours work to maintain a rice crop in a paddy field on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar. EPA
Indian labourers load sacks of wheat grain onto a trailer at a local distribution point on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP
Indian labourers load sacks of wheat grain onto a trailer at a local distribution point on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP

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May Day rallies and demonstrations around the world - in pictures

Millions of people around the world gather en masse to take part in traditional May 1 protests on International Workers' Day

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