FTUC files application to have a National Day of Protest March and Rally on May 1st FTUC files application to have a National Day of Protest March and Rally on May 1st Fiji Trades Union Congress National Secretary Felix Anthony Fiji Trades Union Congress National Secretary Felix Anthony has today confirmed that FTUC is planning to have a national march on May 1st this year and they have lodged an application to conduct a march and rally in Suva. The march and rally is being called by the FTUC as a National Day of Protest. Anthony says May 1st is marked as the International Day for Workers or May Day in the global labour calendar, commemorating the historic decades of struggles and gains made by workers through their blood and sweat. He says it is widely celebrated by the global labour movement and in some countries a public holiday is given to acknowledge and celebrate this day.