Massive demonstrations are expected in France over President Emmanuel Macron's pension bill as workers and activists around the world marked May Day with rallies calling for improved worker rights.
May 1, 2023 GMTA worker holds up a smoke stick during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2023. Workers and activists across Asia are marking May Day with protests calling for higher salaries and better working conditions, among other demands. A worker holds up a smoke stick during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2023.
SEOUL, South Korea — People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to the streets of cities across Asia and Europe to mark May Day on Monday, in a global outpouring of worker discontent not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdowns.
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