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Global Left Midweek - May Day 2019

Opposing rallies in Venezuela, May Day in Europe, unions send a message to Spanish Socialist Party, reports from all over.

Supporters of Maduro display an image of the South American liberator Simon Bolivar during a May Day rally in Caracas on 1 May 2019,Photograph: Yuri Cortéz/AFP/Getty Images
  • May Day 2019: Venezuela, Europe, and More

Video: International Workers Day: A Day of Struggle, A Day to Resolve to Struggle

Newsclick Production (New Delhi)

Urdu poet Jaun Elia's poem "Ailan-e-Rang" is based on the workers' general strike that took place in Chicago on 1 May 1886. 

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Venezuelans Take to Streets as Uprising Attempt Sputters

Nicholas Casey / New York Times

One of the biggest pro-government demonstrations in Caracas in months underlined the government’s desire to portray strength and tenacity after the failed uprising.

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Clashes as May Day Protesters March in Cities Across Europe

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Jon Henley / The Guardian (London)

Worst violence occurs in Paris but trouble also flares in Berlin, Gothenburg and St Petersburg.

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Spanish Unions Use May Day March to Pressure Socialists on Reforms

Paul Day / Reuters (London)

Unions used traditional May Day marches across Spain on Wednesday to call on the Socialist Party, which is likely to head the government after last Sunday’s election, for pension rises and a roll-back of tough labor legislation.

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More May Day 2019 reports:

Asia / South Korea Japan Times (Tokyo)

Turkey Hürriyet Daily News (Istanbul)

Hong Kong South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)

Sudan Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)

Tunisia ATFD (Tunis)