The origin of may day labor day
/kloc-At the end of 0/8th century, many countries such as the United States and Europe gradually developed from capitalism to imperialism. In order to stimulate the rapid economic development and extract more surplus value, and to maintain this high-speed capitalist machine, capitalists constantly exploit workers by increasing labor time and labor intensity.
In the United States, workers have to work 14 to 16 hours a day, and some even as long as 18 hours, but their wages are very low. The supervisor of a shoe factory in Massachusetts once said, "Let a strong and healthy boy 18 years old work next to any machine here, and I can make his hair turn white at the age of 22!" The heavy class oppression aroused the great anger of the proletarians. They know that the only way to survive is to unite and fight against capitalists through strike movement. The strike slogan put forward by the workers is to demand an eight-hour working day.
1877, the first national strike in American history began. The working class took to the streets to demonstrate and proposed to the government to improve working and living conditions, demanding that working hours be shortened and an eight-hour working day be implemented. Shortly after the strike, the ranks were expanding day by day, the number of trade union members surged, and workers from all over the country also took part in the strike movement.
Under the strong pressure of the workers' movement, the US Congress was forced to enact laws on the eight-hour working day. However, the vicious capitalists simply ignored it. This law is just a dead letter, and the workers are still living in dire straits and suffering from capitalists. The workers who can't bear it decided to push this struggle for the right to life to a new climax and prepare to hold a larger strike movement.
On May 1884 and 1 Sunday, the American working class held a strike demonstration in Chicago, the industrial center of the United States, for an eight-hour working day. At that time, there were more than 400,000 workers, and the reactionary ruling class of the United States sent a large number of military and police to carry out bloody suppression and slaughter of workers. Some people were arrested and hanged, while others were sentenced to long-term imprisonment.
The bloody struggle of the workers shocked the working class all over the world. 1889 In July, the Second International led by Engels held a congress in Paris. The meeting passed a resolution stipulating that international workers should hold a March on May 1 890, and decided to designate May 1 as the International Labor Day.
China made a decision in February of 1949, and determined May of 1 year as Labor Day. After 1989, the national model workers and advanced workers will be commended once every five years, with about 3,000 people each time.
Labor day activities
Before and after May 1, many schools and families educated their children and carried out activities such as "CD Action", "Cleaning Activities" and "Planting Trees Outside the School", which was an admirable labor education. Loving labor is a noble thought and morality of human beings. In order to make children have certain viability, competitiveness and creativity when they grow up, it is necessary to cultivate labor feelings from an early age and let children form good habits of loving labor.
The significance of labor day.
1. Respect labor and establish a correct view of labor. Labor creates man himself. The famous classic "Zhouyi" pointed out at the beginning, "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement; The terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality. " This is the most important exposition about active labor, striving for strength and creating happiness.
2. Cherish the fruits of your own and others' labor. Now people's material and cultural level has been greatly improved, but it is more urgent to save money and cherish the fruits of labor.
3. Exercise children's ability to work. Labor is a human instinct and a unique advantage. Guide children to like labor since childhood, be willing to experience the fun of labor, explore and discover in labor, and thus fall in love with labor.
The above is an introduction to the origin, activities and significance of International Labor Day. Please leave a message below if you have anything to add ~ ~