The origin of May Day

May Day is to commemorate May 1, 1886, when Chicago workers went on strike. At that time, in many countries such as the United States and Europe, workers had to work 14 to 16 hours a day, and some even lasted as long as 18 hours. Miserable but the wages are very low. At that time, a shoe factory supervisor once said that letting a strong 18-year-old boy work next to any machine here can make his hair turn gray when he is 22 years old. Such cruel exploitation, finally aroused the great anger of the workers

   In the United States, 350,000 workers of all colors stopped working and took to the streets to hold large-scale demonstrations, demanding the implementation of an 8-hour work system, and finally won a historic victory at a tragic price. To commemorate this great labor movement in July 1889 Internationally announced that May 1st of each year will be customized as International Labor Day. So far, about 80 countries in the world celebrate Labor Day. China decided to set May 1st as Labor Day in December 1949.