Bernice Lata
1 May, 2021, 4:00 pm
FWRM joined the march and
protest organised by the Fiji
Trades Union Congress in 2017 on
worker’s rights and issues.
Picture: SUPPLIED
Historically today marks International Worker’s Day or Labor Day in some countries. It is a day to pay homage to the plight of workers all around the world, and give recognition to the various forms of discrimination and disparity in treatment of workers.
With time there has been recognition of the need to protect the interests of all workers, especially women in the world of work.
Gender based violence, of which sexual harassment (SH) is a form of, is experienced by a person because of their sex and/or gender.
Labor Day peaceful, no untoward incidents –PNP By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News
Published May 1, 2021 11:51pm The 119th International Workers Day or Labor Day was orderly and ended peacefully, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Saturday evening. PNP chief Police General Debold Sinas said no significant untoward incidents were reported as various groups gathered to call for wage subsidies. The PNP chief said that around 1,850 individuals participated in the rallies. Meanwhile, 10,366 police officers were deployed to maintain health protocols amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Sinas said the public protests dispersed at around 1 p.m. I would also like to commend our police personnel for their exercise of utmost restraint and maximum tolerance in handling Labor Day activities while risking their own safety due to possible COVID-19 infection, Sinas said in a statement.
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Fred Wesley
Image: THE FIJI TIMES
Bula vinaka.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Saturday, May 1.
The big one on Page 1 obviously is on COVID-19. Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James has urged residents of Suva and Nausori to stay home as they try to screen as many people as they can in areas of interest.
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Stay put at home!
THERE’S a lockdown that starts from 8pm on Friday and ends on Monday morning. It’s obviously not something we want, but it has to be done in the fight against the virus. We must contain our numbers. The fact that we have possible community transmission is a concern. That just adds to the commitment we must make to stay home. That’s one of the ways we can effectively suppress the spread of the virus, contain it and effectively deal with any new cases. Yesterday children and teenagers were still seen walking around in areas in and outside of the Capital City. The onus is on us all as parents an
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29 Apr 2021
Chinese government media outlets predicted a “travel bonanza” on May Day, or May 1, on Wednesday as “red” tourists prepare to visit historic sites to celebrate 100 years of mass killings, poverty, and repression under the Chinese Communist Party.
“May Day,” sometimes known as “International Workers’ Day” or “Labor Day,” is a day in which communists organize observances to celebrate the ideology and worship its heroes. May Day celebrations were muted worldwide in 2020 as the Chinese coronavirus pandemic a product of communist government mismanagement largely prevented travel and mass gatherings. Even China, which by May 2020 had claimed to overcome its internal coronavirus outbreak, did not encourage the masses to flock to Beijing or organize its typically lavish parades.