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International Labour Day,1st May 2023, Significance In Bengali

International Labour Day

International Labour Day: International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated on May 1st each year to commemorate the contributions of workers and the labour movement to society. This day has been observed since the late 19th century and is a public holiday in many countries around the world. This article discusses International Labor Day in detail.

International Labour Day 2023

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International Labour Day: History

  • āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸, āĻŽā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ“ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āĻ° 1āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ§āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ 19 āĻļāĻ¤āĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
  • 1884 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§‡āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻĢ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ‡āĻœāĻĄ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻĄāĻ¸ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ†āĻŸ-āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ°ā§‡āĻœā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°āĻŖā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ˜āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
  • 1āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§‡, 1886-āĻ, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ—ā§‹, āĻ‡āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‹āĻ­ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻŸ āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‹āĻ­ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‹āĻ­ āĻšāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻœāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ‡āĻ­ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻŸāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡āĻŸ āĻ…ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
  • 1889 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡, āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĢā§‡āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻĢ āĻ¸ā§‹āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˛ā§‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸāĻŋ, 1āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻšā§‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡āĻŸ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻ§āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§€āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āĻ°, āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ°ā§‹āĻĒā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§‡āĻļāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ• āĻĻā§‡āĻļā§‡ 1āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

International Labour Day: Significance

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What is the significance of International Labour Day?

Labor Day is an important occasion that recognizes and celebrates the important contributions of workers to society. The day honors the value of work and recognizes the significance of fair labour practices and workers' rights.
It originates from efforts to improve working conditions, secure better wages and establish necessary worker protections. Labour Day serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for social justice, equality, and economic fairness.
It provides an opportunity for workers to unite in solidarity, express gratitude for progress and reflect on further progress needed. Overall, Labour Day symbolizes the achievements of the labour movement and the power of collective action in pursuit of social and economic justice.

What is International Labour Day?

International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated on May 1st each year to commemorate the contributions of workers and the labour movement to society.

What is the history of International Labor Day?

International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated every year on May 1 to honor the contributions of workers and their struggle for their working conditions and rights. The history of International Labour Day can be traced back to the late 19th century.
In 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labour Unions of the United States and Canada passed a resolution establishing the eight-hour workday as the standard labour requirement. The resolution called upon the workers to go on a general strike if their employers failed to meet these demands.
On May 1, 1886, a massive labour demonstration took place in Chicago, Illinois, where workers were protesting their eight-hour workday. The protests turned violent and the police opened fire on the crowd, killing several workers. This event is known as the Haymarket Affair and is considered a pivotal moment in the history of the labor movement.