Thousands celebrated International Workers’ Day in London

THE Labour Day parade has been celebrated in the capital of London since 1880. This year on Sunday, May 1, thousands gathered across the capital and at Trafalgar Square including organisations and members of the Turkish Speaking Communities living in London.

The participants walked the streets holding banners and flags, and chanted slogans protesting the legal restrictions on unions, the NHS, social aid cuts and the cost of living.

The march, which also included associations such as the Turkish Kurdish Community Solidarity Center (Day-Mer) and the British Alevi Federation (BAF), ended in Trafalgar Square. The May celebrations came to an end after the speeches made on behalf of the March Organizing Committee and other institutions.

A public bank holiday in the United Kingdom known as May Day was created in 1978 and is held on the first Monday in May each year.

There are many traditional May Day rites and celebrations, some of which have been held for hundreds of years. However, it was not until the late 20th century that May Day in UK became linked to International Workers’ Day.