As May Day gets closer, unions are urging public to deck their homes with banners and take to social media to spread the Labour Day message
People are being urged to post a"short video to social media thanking a worker who's made a difference to you" with the hashtags #mayday and #ThankAWorker.Millions of workers traditionally take to the streets for May Day marches, but with half of humanity in lockdown, this is going to be a May 1 like no other.
They have urged people to post a "short video to social media thanking a worker who's made a difference to you" with the hashtags #mayday and #ThankAWorker. They want particularly to highlight the "forgotten" low-paid workers who "at the risk of their own lives" are keeping society going, like health workers, supermarket staff and bin men.In Italy, one of the nations worst-hit by the virus, the traditional May Day concert in Rome will go ahead but without a physical audience.
In Russia, the massive parade organised by unions linked to the Kremlin has fallen victim to the virus."The only comparison I can think of is during times of war," he said.But in China, where the coronavirus first appeared in December according to official reports, things have not just been getting back to normal – the government has actually extended the traditional May 1 public holiday by two days in the hope of boosting retail and tourism.
The carnival atmosphere has somewhat been dampened this year by the lockdown and the police threatening to shut public parks to make sure there are no illicit gatherings.
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