Međunarodni dan rada protekao u znaku šetnji i protesta radnika i aktivista u glavnim gradovima širom sveta. Prvi maj se održava u znak sećanja na dan kada su radnici u Čikagu štrajkom i protestima počeli da se bore za osmočasovno radno vreme. Prvi štrajk održan je 1. maja, 1886.
Prvomajski protesti
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Police arrest demonstrators as they march during May Day, in Istanbul, May 1, 2017.
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Bangladeshi garment workers shout slogans as they participate in a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 1, 2017.
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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and citizens shout slogans during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, May 1, 2017.
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Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party wave communist and national flags during a May Day celebration in Baghdad, Iraq, May 1, 2017.