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#LabourDay. Happy May Day
On this Labour Day, it's important to recognize the struggles that workers in Kenya face. Despite the challenges, workers continue to demand better working conditions and treatment. Here are some of the general demands that workers in Kenya are making:
On this Labour Day, it's important to recognize the struggles that workers in Kenya face. Despite the challenges, workers continue to demand better working conditions and treatment. Here are some of the general demands that workers in Kenya are making:
1. Fair wages: Many workers in Kenya face poor wages that do not reflect the cost of living. This leaves them struggling to make ends meet despite working long hours. It's important to demand fair wages that provide for basic needs. #LabourDay
2. Safe working conditions: Workers in Kenya often face unsafe working conditions that put their health and lives at risk. This includes lack of access to protective gear, inadequate training, and lack of regular safety inspections.
#MayDay before it was hijacked and given a political colour by leftists was a pagan festival which signified the arrival of Spring
Today celebrated as #InternationalWorkersDay or #LabourDay it has deep religious and historical roots : (1/5)
#LabourDay2023
#LaborDay
#MayDay2023
Today celebrated as #InternationalWorkersDay or #LabourDay it has deep religious and historical roots : (1/5)
#LabourDay2023
#LaborDay
#MayDay2023
The origins of #MayDay feativals come from the Roman festival of Floralia where Flora the goddess of flowers and spring is worshipped
6 days long games with theatres, sports were held in her honour.
The celebrations have a history of more than 2000 years throughout Europe. (2/5)
6 days long games with theatres, sports were held in her honour.
The celebrations have a history of more than 2000 years throughout Europe. (2/5)
#MayDay is also celebrated regionally as Beltaine, Calan Mai and Walpurgis nights even today
Beltaine and Calan Mai signifies the arrival of summer with bonfires, feasting decorating homes with flowers
Walpurgis night is held in honour of St. Walpurga and her cannonisation. (3/5)
Beltaine and Calan Mai signifies the arrival of summer with bonfires, feasting decorating homes with flowers
Walpurgis night is held in honour of St. Walpurga and her cannonisation. (3/5)
The #HongKong Gestapo, aka NSL police, forced former pro-democracy labour union HKCTU members Joe Wong and Denny To to call off the planned #LabourDay protest. HKCTU was disbanded last year.
It reminds me of pics taken on May Day 2005. Might never watch these in HK again.
It reminds me of pics taken on May Day 2005. Might never watch these in HK again.
Leading the protest is, of course, the head of the HKCTU Lee Cheuk Yan.
In the heart of Causeway Bay, the protest went along the roads of "usual protest route" of the #HongKong island - From Victoria Park to Gov HQ.
Lee is now behind bars for organising "illegal assembly".
In the heart of Causeway Bay, the protest went along the roads of "usual protest route" of the #HongKong island - From Victoria Park to Gov HQ.
Lee is now behind bars for organising "illegal assembly".
Migrant domestic workers were the long-term supporters of the annual #MayDay protests. From wages to mandatory live-in arrangements, they've been campaigning for policy changes to make the city a friendly workplace for MDWs. At peak, there were ~390K of them serving HK families.
कुछ लोग सबेरे से ही एक एक-दूसरे को मजदूर दिवस की बधाई दे रहे हैं।इनमें ज्यादातर पत्रकार बिरादरी है। जो खुद को मजदूर कहती है। मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा है कि उनसे ऐसा क्या काम लिया जाता है जो वे खुद को मजदूर समझने लगे हैं?दरअसल आप ने खुद ही खुद को मजदूर समझना शुरू कर दिया है, आपने अपना
काम छोड़ दिया है,पढ़ना-लिखना छोड़ दिया,सवाल करना छोड़ दिया है, जो आपका सबसे जरूरी काम था।दफ्तर में 8 घंटे सिर्फ कलर्क की तरह काम करेंगे तो वो काम मजदूरी ही लगेगा। अपने काम की इज्जत कीजिए खुद की कीमत समझिए, ऐसे वक्त में जब नेता जनता को आसानी से गुमराह कर रहे हैं, उस वक्त में अपने
पेशे की एहमियत समझिए।हम बेहद जरूरी हैं,बेहतर समाज के लिए, सरकार के लिए और लोकतंत्र के लिए भी। जब आप अपने हिस्से की पत्रकारिता करने लगेंगे तो आप ये कभी नहीं कहेंगे, कि अब कोई पत्रकारिता नहीं करता, मीडिया बिका हुआ है,क्योंकि तब आप एक शख्स को जानते होंगे, जो पत्रकारिता करता है और
20 years ago, it was around 6 months that I had been in the US for the first time. My morning commute then was taking an @NJTRANSIT train from #Metropark to #NewarkPenn and then the @PATHTrain to #JournalSquare crossing over to another train to finally reach #Newport by 9 AM
On #LabourDay that year I had made my first online purchase - a @KonicaMinoltaUS camera on @eBay. How much I rue not having bought it before the #MemorialDay would come later. From the office on the 22nd floor of the #NewportTower, the #NewYorkSkyline was always breathtaking
On the #MemorialDay weekend that year, some of us friends, all in the US for the first time, went all across #Manhattan. From #TimesSquare to #NYSE and then to the twin towers of the #WorldTradeCenter all without a camera alongwith me. Always thought there will be a next time
"My Socialism: Labor Day Notes on Jodo Shinshu Martyr Takagi Kenmyo"
Takagi Kenmyo's Pure Land conscience was activated when he became Josenji's head monk in 1899, coming into contact with the social and economic suffering of the many burakumin (outcastes) in his congregation.
Takagi Kenmyo's Pure Land conscience was activated when he became Josenji's head monk in 1899, coming into contact with the social and economic suffering of the many burakumin (outcastes) in his congregation.
He campaigned against the oppression of burakumin, women, and the poor, and advocated pacifism rather than the rising imperialist militarism of Japan. In 1910 he was jailed on trumped-up charges and sentenced to death (commuted to life imprisonment). He died in jail in 1914.
The Higashi Otanji branch of Jodo Shinshu, which had experienced over four decades of intense government pressure, abandoned him, but some of his work was preserved and in the post-war period he became an important figure. The denomination restored his status in 1996.
🔺3k workers (20-69 yrs) perished in #CdnPoli pandemic @CPHO_Canada. Hard to get good official #OSH info . Using #ONpoli @WSIB injury reports & PHU data from
@TOPublicHealth &
covid-19.ontario.ca
to estimate where fatalities might b . #TOpoli #PaidLeave #SickPlan #COVIDZero
@TOPublicHealth &
covid-19.ontario.ca
to estimate where fatalities might b . #TOpoli #PaidLeave #SickPlan #COVIDZero
#Pandemic #ONpoli work hotspots inc warehouse, transport, health, #OntEd, manu, construction, stores & offices. Adj fatalities for #excessdeath as per @MoriartyLab . #DayOfMourning @FredHahnCUPE @HarveyBischof @ETFOpresident @aefopresidence @OECTAProv @SharleenStewart @FolkDawson
#Pandemic toll on #ONpoli workers disproportionate across province. #Resist #RightToRefuse #PaidLeave #SickPlan #OSH #PPE #Airborne #Transparency #FollowTheScience #Essential #TOpoli
@DrNancyOlivieri @jkwan_md @McDevonMD @DGBassani
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@DrNancyOlivieri @jkwan_md @McDevonMD @DGBassani
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1/3 While most of us are enjoying #LabourDay many of 🇨🇦’s #FrontLineWorkers are on the job today keeping us and our loved ones safe. It’s up to us to #DoYourPart, by keeping #COVID19 on #SlowBurn through #fall. #TestandTrace
2/3 #COVID19 will take a mile if we give it an inch. We can all reduce the risk of COVID-19 in our communities. Small acts like #handwashing, #PhysicalDistancing, #MaskOn when and where needed have big impacts.
3/3 Downloading the free #COVIDAlert exposure app will give you information to help protect yourself. 2.2 million Canadians are already using it.
canada.ca/en/public-heal…
canada.ca/en/public-heal…
THREAD: Apps for things like ride-sharing and ordering a meal rely on a workforce to support what’s become known as the gig economy. What does it mean when your boss is an app? This #LabourDay, look back on @SaraMojtehedz's #podcast #Hustled: thestar.com/podcasts/hustl…
In the six-part series, @SaraMojtehedz followed a group of Foodora couriers who challenged the powerful business model — in a fight that could redefine the future of work. #Hustled #LabourDay (2/6) thestar.com/podcasts/hustl…
As part of her own research @SaraMojtehedz got a job as a Foodora courier to find out what life is like when your boss is an app. On the job, she uncovered some unexpected challenges and risks. #Hustled #LabourDay (3/6) thestar.com/podcasts/hustl…
1/3 #LabourDay is the unofficial start of fall for many. Thanks to the actions of Canadians this spring and summer, #COVID19 activity remains on a #SlowBurn. But fall brings colder weather as well as indoor events and activities.
2/3 When gathering with people beyond your #ContactBubble it’s important to keep up with #publichealth practices, #PhysicalDistancing ↔ 2m, #handwashing, & wearing a mask. BUT if you have symptoms, stay home!
3/3 Before you attend ask yourself if you, or someone in your #ContactBubble, is at high risk of developing complications from #COVID19; then think about if and how you will be able to maintain public health practices to stay safer.
1/4 #COVID19 key concerns in 🇨🇦: On this #LabourDay Monday in lieu of a daily in-person update to the media, I have issued a statement discussing how we can lower our risk during the coming fall. Read my statement in full here: canada.ca/en/public-heal…
2/4 Due to reduced reporting to #PHAC over the #LabourDay holiday, new daily case numbers will be updated tomorrow. However, as of Friday, the 7-day average is now 545 cases reported daily, exceeding the mid-July bump.
3/4 The increase in average daily case reports reminds us that #COVID19 is still with us, looking for an opportunity to make a comeback. Following #publichealth guidance is crucial to keeping COVID-19 on a #slowburn. canada.ca/en/public-heal…
When we were in government, Labour Day was a time to reflect on the progress we had made together on safer workplaces and ensuring hard-working families could make ends meet, and on our next steps.
#ableg #canlab #LabourDay #Alberta
#ableg #canlab #LabourDay #Alberta
✅ Steps like increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to make sure a worker didn't have to go to the food bank after her shift to feed her family.
✅ Steps like our affordable child care pilot centres offering almost 1,300 quality, $25 a day child care spaces helping more Alberta women enter or stay in the workforce.
1/5 Over the summer Canadians have continued efforts #TogetherApart to slow the spread of the virus with #PhysicalDistancing, #handwashing, #MaskOn, all helping #SlowTheSpread. Read today’s remarks: canada.ca/en/public-heal…
2/5 As a result, nationally Canada’s #COVID19 infection rate has remained at a low and manageable level, allowing many public spaces to re-open. #TestandTrace #SlowBurn
3/5 For many, #LabourDay #LongWeekend marks the unofficial start of Fall in #Canada. Fall brings colder weather but also important holidays where we traditionally gather with our loved ones, so lets ↑ #COVIDKnowHow to keep #COVID19 ↓.
Thanks to the people of Toronto – the vast majority who have followed public health advice throughout – along with our City staff and countless partners in the non-profit and private sector, we have stopped the spread of the virus and we have moved to restart our city.
We got this far because our city is strong and our people are strong. We are going to come back strong.
And while we are going to continue to be cautious as we move past #LabourDay and into the fall and winter, it is this progress through the spring and summer that should give us confidence we can face what is ahead.
मोदी सरकार द्वारा कोरोनो लॉकडाउन के कारण देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों में फंसे प्रवासी श्रमिकों को उनके गंतव्य तक जाने के लिए "विशेष" ट्रेन चलाई गई है।
प्रत्येक कोच में 54 मजदूर और उन्हें सैनिटाइज़र, मास्क और दस्ताने दिए गए और उनके भोजन की व्यवस्था भी की गई।
@narendramodi
#LabourDay
प्रत्येक कोच में 54 मजदूर और उन्हें सैनिटाइज़र, मास्क और दस्ताने दिए गए और उनके भोजन की व्यवस्था भी की गई।
@narendramodi
#LabourDay
तेलंगाना से झारखंड के लिए प्रवासी श्रमिकों के लिए पहली 'विशेष' ट्रेन चलाई गई है। इसके बाद दूसरे राज्यों से भी प्रवासी श्रमिको को अपने गंतव्य पर पहुंचाने का काम शुरू होगा।
#LabourDay
#LabourDay
यात्रियों की पूर्व जांच और स्टेशन पर और ट्रेन में सामाजिक दूरी बनाए रखने जैसी सभी आवश्यक सावधानियों का पालन किया गया। योजना अनुसार अपने गंतव्य पर पहुंचने के बाद श्रमिकों को क्वारंटाइन किया जाएगा जिससे उनकी स्वास्थ्य जांच की जा सकेगी।
#LabourDay
#LabourDay
#Thread Savior of labours, brought 8 hours of duty for labours in India. Dr. Ambedkar changed the working time from 12 hours to 8 hours in the 7th session of Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi, November 27, 1942. which became a light for workers in India.
#LabourDay
#LabourDay
Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first person who brought “Equal pay for equal work irrespective of the sex” in India in terms of Industrial workers as a Labour Minister in the Viceroy executive council.
#internationallabourday
#internationallabourday
Ambedkar framed many laws for women workers in India such as ‘Mines Maternity Benefit Act’, ‘Women Labour Welfare Fund’, ‘Women and Child Labour Protection Act’, ‘Maternity Benefit for Women Labour’ & ‘Restoration of Ban on Employment of Women on Underground Work in Coal Mines’
I have a dream #LabourDay
Our Constitution ratified in 1950Jan26
It has been more than 70 years after this momentous occasion so let us analyse where we are:
We got equality by constitution but never in education, in jobs, in opportunities & wealth creation. We got vote no note
Our Constitution ratified in 1950Jan26
It has been more than 70 years after this momentous occasion so let us analyse where we are:
We got equality by constitution but never in education, in jobs, in opportunities & wealth creation. We got vote no note
Who gets opportunities?
The poor are perinneally impoverished while rich get richer and middle class is nowhere in policy makers mind.
Our constitution was a check given to all Indians but the opportunity to encash is given only to the rich.
The check has bounced for the rest.
The poor are perinneally impoverished while rich get richer and middle class is nowhere in policy makers mind.
Our constitution was a check given to all Indians but the opportunity to encash is given only to the rich.
The check has bounced for the rest.
Today I am asking my Government to encash our check. We cannot sit back & watch when 80% of country's wealth is in the hands of handful of selected rich people.
Today I want my govt to give me the same opportunity that it gave to Malya, Nirav Modi, Ambanis, Adanis & other rich
Today I want my govt to give me the same opportunity that it gave to Malya, Nirav Modi, Ambanis, Adanis & other rich
#LabourDay long read: For the first time in over a century, Indian workers will have to work for 72 hours in a week, up from 48 hrs, as 5 states — Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab — have amended a labour law for 3 months.
business-standard.com/article/econom…
business-standard.com/article/econom…
When the first law governing factories in India (the Factory Act of 1881) was introduced under British rule in the 19th century, workers got a set of rights related to their working conditions, one of which included a cap on working time of 72 hours in a week.
The max. working hours in a week was set at 72 (12 hours a day for six days a week) partly because of the pressure that British faced from mill owners back home in Lancashire, who feared that they were losing out to competition coming from the low cost Indian textile industry.
Aujourd’hui,#ChezMoiAuCongo, nous célébrons la fête du travail #LabourDay. L’occasion de revoir un peu l’origine de ce jour férié et aussi de l’impact économique (pertes et bénéfices) des jours fériés au #Congo
1/19 Thread
1/19 Thread
La fête du travail tire son origine du XVIIIème siècle et vient des revendications ouvrières. Celle que nous célébrons ce jour sous le format actuel, nous vient beaucoup plus de la revendication ouvrière du XIXème siècle pour la réduction de la journée de travail à 8h...
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2/19
D’où le défilé symbolique qui a souvent lieu en la date du 01 Mai. C’est souvent l’occasion pour les familles de se reposer et de passer du temps de qualité avec leur proche. Tout comme c’est l’occasion pour des employés de célébrer les victoires syndicales...
3/19
3/19
Textbook propaganda from the Lebanese army. A day after shooting and killing an unarmed protester in #Tripoli the military is posting a video of soldiers handing out aid mixed with footage of riots.
In the end the question is asked "Is this how you repay us?"
#لبنان_ينتفض
In the end the question is asked "Is this how you repay us?"
#لبنان_ينتفض
#Lebanon 🇱🇧: riots are taking place all over #Tripoli today following the death of Fawwaz Fouad.
Months of building tensions ate suddenly bursting out in the open.
#لبنان_ينتفض
Months of building tensions ate suddenly bursting out in the open.
#لبنان_ينتفض
#Lebanon 🇱🇧: soldiers in Naameh (south of #Beirut) can be seen throwing stones at protesters from the top of a house.
#لبنان_ينتفض
#لبنان_ينتفض
1/ Although #China’s liaison office has been toughening its control on #HK in recent weeks, #Hongkongers do not scare off. Tonight, thousands of #hongkongprotesters sang #GloryToHK at Cityplaza and reminded all #hkers of our cause for democracy.
2/ But no matter how peaceful it was, over thousand #hkpolice were deployed to suppress such a non-violent assembly. Police pointed rubber bullet guns at unarmed citizens and tourists. Residents were forcibly pushed into corners. Reporters were humiliated by police with F-words.
3/ #hkpolice abused the 4-person group limit to target political dissents. Days ago, police used the same excuse to ban forthcoming #LabourDay demonstrations. Also, the whole mall was forced to shut down after police interrupted assembly. Clearly, police escalated the situation.
Mumbai #khaanaChahiye ?
Project #KhaanaChahiye ?
Day 4/1st April : 4700 hot meals distributed to those in need
Western E Highway -1500
Eastern E Highway - 1000
Masjid Bunder -2200
Thank u partners, volunteers & supporters @LTP_India @projectmumbai1 @BUS_IND @thebohrikitchen
#MumbaiFightsCorona
Day 4/1st April : 4700 hot meals distributed to those in need
Western E Highway -1500
Eastern E Highway - 1000
Masjid Bunder -2200
Thank u partners, volunteers & supporters @LTP_India @projectmumbai1 @BUS_IND @thebohrikitchen
#MumbaiFightsCorona
Project #KhaanaChahiye ?
Day 5/2nd April : 4560 hot meals distributed to those in need thanks to our brave team on the ground ❤️
Western E Highway -1360
Eastern E Highway - 1000
Mumbai Central -2200
@LTP_India @projectmumbai1 @BUS_IND
#MumbaiFightsCorona #COVID19Pandemic
Day 5/2nd April : 4560 hot meals distributed to those in need thanks to our brave team on the ground ❤️
Western E Highway -1360
Eastern E Highway - 1000
Mumbai Central -2200
@LTP_India @projectmumbai1 @BUS_IND
#MumbaiFightsCorona #COVID19Pandemic
#LockdownZim Diary 📔 To keep myself and the kids sane in these 21 days, we will be looking for Bugs, Pests and Beetle in the garden 🐜 🐛 🕷 #Covid19Zim
Day 1
Scary hairy caterpillars. Almost started WW3 with neighbor becoz they hatch in a large Strangler Tree in my yard!
Scary hairy caterpillars. Almost started WW3 with neighbor becoz they hatch in a large Strangler Tree in my yard!
Day 2
She’s a beauty, isn’t she? But could turn out a pest when she molts 😬. There’re lots like that 🤣😜
She’s a beauty, isn’t she? But could turn out a pest when she molts 😬. There’re lots like that 🤣😜
MINING AND QUARRYING #LABOURDAY FACTS
Today’s #mining and #quarrying industry is a sophisticated, science-based business that provides essential materials we all use every day – and a very different industry than in the past.
#nspoli #NovaScotia #NS #minerals #geology
Today’s #mining and #quarrying industry is a sophisticated, science-based business that provides essential materials we all use every day – and a very different industry than in the past.
#nspoli #NovaScotia #NS #minerals #geology
#Mining/#quarrying employs 5500 #NovaScotians and generates $420 million per year in economic activity.
97% of jobs at #NovaScotia #mines and #quarries are filled by Nova Scotians. The industry is committed to hiring locally.
#nspoli #NS #minerals #geology #labourday
97% of jobs at #NovaScotia #mines and #quarries are filled by Nova Scotians. The industry is committed to hiring locally.
#nspoli #NS #minerals #geology #labourday
#Mining is #NovaScotia’s highest-paying resource industry. Its average wage is over $55,000 per year – on par with the province’s financial services sector - and an entry-level job like haul truck driver pays an average of $25 per hour.
#nspoli #NS #minerals #geology #labourday
#nspoli #NS #minerals #geology #labourday
