Many countries celebrate Labor Day as a day to demand workers’ rights through rallies, marches, and other events.
Thousands of people demonstrated in several Asian countries, on the occasion of Labor Day, which falls on the first of May, demanding better working conditions and an increase in their salaries.
Many countries celebrate Labor Day as a day to demand workers’ rights through rallies, marches, and other events.
In the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, citizens celebrated Labor Day with protests calling for higher salaries and better working conditions. Insurance, healthcare and government employees were among those protesting Monday in the Taiwanese capital.
Thousands of workers also demonstrated in the streets of the Indonesian capital on Monday on the occasion of Labor Day. High inflation and fears of food shortages have led to a low standard of living in Jakarta.
Thousands of workers marched through the streets of Manila, Philippines, to celebrate Labor Day, demanding higher wages.
In Seoul, workers and activists celebrated Labor Day with demonstrations calling for higher salaries and better working conditions.
More than 100,000 people from various unions and fields participated in the South Korean demonstrations, in the largest Labor Day gatherings since the Corona epidemic began in early 2020.
