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Know about Labor Day and its history

Labor Day and its history - May Day Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievement of workers. Labor Day started the union movement, particularly the eight-hour movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for entertainment, and eight hours for leisure In India, Mazdoor Day or May Day was first celebrated on May Day , 1923 in Chennai (then referred to as Madras). The project was launched by the Labor Farmers Party of India. Comrade Singaravelore, the leader of the party, held two meetings to commemorate the occasion. A meeting was held at Triplicane Beach and another was on the beach ahead of the Madras supreme court. the govt passed the Singaravelar resolution at the meeting and declared May Day or Labor Day as a legal holiday. He also stressed the necessity for non-violence within a party . the primary red flag was utilized in India. On May 1, 1923, prominent Communist leader Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar raised the Red Flag in Chenn