Workers celebrate May Day worldwide

Workers and toilers throughout the world celebrated May Day with rallies and demonstrations throughout the world. From Cuba to Canada, from Venezuela to Indonesia, they came out on the streets to reiterate their resolve to end the man – eating capitalist system.

More than half a million people cam on the streets of Havana during the traditional May Day parade waving flags and wearing shirts with images of Fidel and his brother Raul Castro then began to march to Havana's Jose Marti Revolution Square. Millions of people celebrated in other parts of the country as well, under the motto “Unity, Strength and Support”, voicing their resolve to continue to oppose the dictate of the US and other imperialist powers.

In Turkey, toiling people defied a ban on demonstrations in Istanbul on May Day and clashed with the police who used tear gas and water canons to attempt to disperse them. The workers were preparing to march to Taksim Square in central Istanbul to mark the death of at least 34 protesters in 1977 and were met by tens of thousands of riot and paramilitary police, but did not get cowed down even though almost 500 of them were arrested. Huge contingents of police were deployed to threaten workers in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines as well, but the workers went ahead with their rallies.

Reports of demonstrations and rallies have poured in from several countries in the world, including USA, Mexico, Canada, UK, Iraq, Pakistan, Nepal, Greece, France, Spain, Japan, Korea, Palestine, Chile, Venezuela, Kenya and Thailand. They show the determination of the workers all over the world to end the system of exploitation of man by man, to steadfastly oppose imperialist war, and work for a bright red future.