This section originated from the workers' strike in Chicago, USA. On May 1886, 1 day, more than 0.6 million workers in Chicago went on strike to implement the eight-hour working system. After a hard and bloody struggle, they finally won. In order to commemorate this great workers' movement, in July 1889, the Second International announced that May 1 day every year would be designated as International Labor Day. This decision immediately received a positive response from workers all over the world. On May 1890 and 1 Sunday, the European and American working classes took the lead in taking to the streets, holding grand demonstrations and assemblies to fight for their legitimate rights and interests. From then on, working people from all over the world will gather, March and celebrate on this day.
3. In order to commemorate this great workers' movement, 1889, in July, the Second International announced that May 1 day every year would be designated as International Labor Day. This decision immediately received a positive response from workers all over the world. On May 1890 and 1 Sunday, the European and American working classes took the lead in taking to the streets, holding grand demonstrations and assemblies to fight for their legitimate rights and interests. From now on, on this day, working people from all over the world will gather and March to celebrate.
4. The celebration of Labor Day by China people can be traced back to 19 18. This year, some revolutionary intellectuals distributed leaflets introducing May Day to the masses in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Hankou.
5. 1 920 in may1day, workers from industrial cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Jiujiang and Tangshan marched to the market and held huge demonstrations and assemblies. Li Dazhao published the History of the May Day Movement in New Youth, introduced the origin of May Day and the activities of workers in the United States, France and other countries to commemorate May Day, and called on workers in China to take May Day as the day of awakening this year. To celebrate this festival, Chen Duxiu also published the article "The Problem of Hunan Women Workers in Shanghai Housheng Cotton Mill", which exposed the truth that capitalists exploited workers' surplus value. Chen Duxiu also gave a speech on "Workers' Consciousness" at the Shanghai Shipbuilders' Federation, expounding that "labor creates the world". People who work are the most useful and valuable. In Beijing, some young people went out to publicize and distribute the May 1 Labor Proclamation to arouse workers to oppose exploitation and fight for their rights. This is the first time that China commemorates May 1 International Labor Day, and it is also the first May 1 Labor Day in the history of China.