'It's a May Day of social and civil commitment for peace and labor,' said Daniela Fumarola, head of Italy's CISL union.
"It's a May Day of social and civil commitment for peace and labor," said Daniela Fumarola, head of Italy's CISL union.Workers and labor rights advocates across the globe came together Sunday for demonstrations marking International Workers' Day, or May Day.French President Emmanuel Macron to ditch his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65.
The news agency noted that"most rallies were peaceful but in Paris police intervened after black-clad 'Black Bloc' anarchists tried to erect a barricade in a street near La Republique Square." A Sunday march in Paris was"dominated" by leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, who finished third in the recent presidential race,. Melenchon said that"May Day is the time to rally for a reduction in working time. That reduction signifies one key thing—that workers should be getting a larger share of the wealth."
Italians planned an outdoor concert in Rome as well as events across the capital and country. The nation's three main labor unions acknowledged Russia's war on Ukraine in their actions, organizing under the slogan"Working for peace." "It's a May Day of social and civil commitment for peace and labor," said the head of Italy's CISL union, Daniela Fumarola, the
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