Last Updated on 23 April 2025 IST | International Labour Day 2025: Several nations on separate days commemorate International Labour Day (International Workers’ Day or Workers’ Day or Labour Day) for the workforce, be it “Blue collared or White collared”. But India and many other nations observe this day on May 1st. Labour day is a reminder to the globe that human rights to every individual not only empowers them but brings the best out of them. In the similar manner, Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj emphasises on the need to have the right ‘Way of Living’.

What Is International Labour Day or Workers Day?

The educated, skilled, or unskilled people working at several places are known as workers or labourers.1st May is the day of celebration for these people every year. International Labor Day or World Workers Day or May Day associates particularly to the achievements, the sheer hard work of the labourers.

International Labour Day 2025 Date

International Workers’ Day or World Workers’ Day is celebrated on different days across countries. Most nations commemorate the day’s celebration on May 1st. In 1889, Marxist International Socialist Congress  announced this day which convened in Paris and founded the Second International as a successor to the earlier International Workingmen’s Association. 

International Labour Day 2025 Theme

International Labour Day has no such global theme declared as of now. However, just like the date of observance varies from country to country, the themes and issues may also vary correspondingly. 

What Is the Definition of a Worker?

The Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code (OSHWC Code), 2020 of Section-2(zzl) defines with exceptions a worker as:

“any person employed in any establishment to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied, and includes working journalists as well as sales promotion employees.”

International Labour Day History and Significance

International labour/workers’ day is observed across the globe with great enthusiasm. Different nations have different reasons to observe International Workers’ Day. But the mutual consensus has been to take up an issue of exploitation of the labourers. 

• For the first time, the day was commemorated on 4th May 1886 when the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago took place. The local workers did a strike on their eight-hour workday demand.
• Since then, the observance of the day has been redefined as May Day on an annual basis. In 1889, the announcement was made in a meeting in Paris. Raymond Lavigne in his proposal reiterated the need to demonstrate an international celebration of the Chicago protests. As a result, May Day was announced formally in the year 1891 turning out to be a global annual event.
• It started from April 1856, when Australian stonemasons commenced a crowd demonstration to impose eight hourly working hours a day system. There was a general strike for the eight-hour workday in that year starting on 1 May. On 4th & 5th May, many policemen and civilians were killed in the fight. 
• On May 1, 1890, the call encouraged May Day demonstrations to take place in the United States and most countries in Europe. Demonstrations were also held in Chile and Peru. 
• 1st May became a yearly commemoration, inspiring American workers to have their first stoppage on the day. 1 May was selected to observe International Workers’ Day to mark the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. 
• May Day is an invaluable holiday observed in many communists for example China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Russian nations. These nations commemorate May Day by organizing workforce parades. 
• In 1955, the Catholic Church devoted 1 May to Saint Joseph who was the patron saint of workers and craftsmen. Nowadays several nations observe labour day or workers’ day on 1st May. 
• US industrialists were inhuman with the working labour class people by putting them for 15 hours day to day in their industries. The suffering labourers had to join each other on May 1, 1886 to make a huge revolution against the industrialist’s merciless behavior at work.

Significance of May 1st in India

• The First May Day in India was initially observed in Madras (presently Chennai) on May 1, 1923, by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan. It was for the first time in Indian history when the Red Flag symbolized Labour Day. 
• There is another significance of the day in India since on this day in 1960 Bombay State divided to create two states Maharashtra and Gujarat and accordingly both the states observe this day.

Importance of International Labour Day 2025

• The workers or the Labourers put hard work at the workplace. They have wonderful ideas for improving work efficiency and future developments. The day gives them an opportunity to listen, value their innovative ideas by their management as well as the society. They do not remain merely stamped with a tag of labour but become a part of management by participation. 
• It is a day to recognize the skills of Labours or workers who develop over time their experience on a real working platform. They do not require higher formal education but to formalize their experiences into work practices. 
• International Workers Day or World Labour Day encourages labourers to work hard in their careers as their rights are secured. The day also reminds us that it is not only a single day observance but treating them well for the whole year in order to optimise targets and improve the practices. 

How to Celebrate International Labour Day / Workers’ Day 2025? 

On May 1, we can observe World Workers’ Day in several ways. The people at large, and the society, encourage labourers by organising events for them where the workforce may be served to perform certain activities by themselves for education, fun, happiness, entertainment, and learning. They can rest on this day provided they have holiday in their region and also they spend time on their own.

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Labourers can also share their thoughts, views, and recommendations and are given the opportunity to express needs and wants for their betterment and working conditions. Further, special personalised attention and appreciation would make them recognised. It is the day to eliminate any sort of discrimination and treat them with dignity in society.

International Labour Day 2025: Quotes

• “International solidarity is not an act of charity: It is an act of unity between allies fighting on different terrains toward the same objective.” Samora Machel
• “A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them” –Elbert  Hubbard
• “All labour that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence” – Martin Luther King Jr.
• “It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything” – John Locke
• “Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.” Robert Green Ingersoll

The Dawn of The Golden Era

Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Rampal Ji Maharaj has declared the arrival of the Satyuga (Golden Age) period in the Kaliyuga. This Golden Age will be for one thousand years lasting its impact for the coming thousands of years. Moreover, the impact of the Golden Age will remain fifty percent for the next two lakh (2,00,000) years and thirty percent for one lakh and thirty thousand (1,30,000) years.

The people will use handmade clothes. They will use pottery and steel utensils made in small factories run by man operated equipment. There will be a substantial increase in animal husbandry. All human beings will unite to make the land fertile.

No wealthy person will be high and mighty. The rich people will donate funds for a good cause. The people who will pileup wealth will be treated as fools. They will be convinced with wisdom to live simple lives and such people will abide by this practice. The people living with simplicity and doing devotion and charity, will be admired by the society at length. The American and British dominated western culture will gradually vanish.  

Finding The Right Way of Living

The one and only simple directive of our holy scriptures is to seek the refuge of a Complete Saint or Tatvdarshi Sant. Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj is the only one Who stands true on all the identifications of a Complete Saint. For attaining peace, happiness and the right ‘Way of Living’, adopt Sat-Bhakti from Him, practice it and follow the instruction of morality in worldly life. The prime time is approaching and the sufferings are to be eliminated. 

The Golden Age of one thousand years is an opportunity for all the pious souls to escape Kaal Brahm’s trap. The souls will go back to their original home forever and no incarnation, reincarnation and transmigration will take place. Spare a little time every day and practice what is ideal to be practiced for realising the eternal matter in one human life. 

Take initiation (Naam Diksha) from Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj by filling the initiation form. The readers may download the Sacred book Gyan Ganga and visit Satlok Ashram YouTube Channel for in-depth eternal truth.

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