Images via Estanislao Santos except where noted By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "We’re not a people who attack or spread hatred, fanaticism, or conflict. We are a noble people with good intentions, always ready to stand up for what we’ve achieved. While the wealthy nations stockpile weapons and build walls, the people of the Global South yearn for a spark of humanity." On the morning of May Day, that portrait honoring the children of Cuba was shared by Osn

Soviet May Day illustration, c. 1980 -- Daily LIFT #1953

Large-scale rallies and meetings were organized by trade unions and left parties in every country in the region to commemorate the martyrs of Chicago from the 1886 strike for an eight-hour workday. Dhaka rally to commemorate May Day By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch Hundreds of thousands of workers from all corners of South Asia took to the streets on Friday, May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day or May Day, renewing their commitment to confront the accelerating ons

“Working people refuse to pay the price for Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East,” said the European Trade Confederation. Rally in the Philippines -- image via news video screenshot By Brad Reed, Common Dreams May Day demonstrations across the world on Friday denounced the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has caused a global energy crisis that is disproportionately harming working-class people. Among the earliest May Day demonstrations took place in the Philippines, and a

On International Workers' Day 2026 The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer speaks of how never have the times more obviously called for revolutionary solutions to the problems facing humanity. Tinkering with capitalism is not enough. Socialism or barbarism is the future. Workers of the World Unite!

TO THE COMMUNIST AND WORKERS' PARTIES OF THE WORLD ON THE OCCASION OF MAY 1ST INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY - 2026 COMRADES! On this May 1st, 2026, Chilean communists abroad raise our banners high to fraternally salute those who, from every corner of the planet, are building a future of justice. This year, our battle cry resonates more powerfully than ever: Peace and Socialism! U.S. imperialism, in full decline, seeks to impose its world order based on the arrogance of the power

Statements from Communist and workers' parties in South Africa, Swaziland, Mexico, Sudan, Ireland and Canada. Image from a women's rally in Los Angeles, USA, 2017 -- public domain image South African Communist Party Statement on International Working Women’s Day Sunday, 8 March 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the millions of women in South Africa and around the world in celebrating the international working women’s day. We recognise that this day is an o

Soviet stamp for the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8; 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1901

Video screenshot of the May Day rally in Athens The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that thousands of strikers in Athens and...

World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) 2025 May Day declaration: The International Class-oriented Trade Union Movement, the workers, and...

General Raúl Castro Ruz and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez join in the May Day celebrations -- Images via the PCC By Lissel Pino,...

We Do Not Kneel To Capitalists or Tyrants! This Is Our Call for May Day - Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) We are living through hard...

Greeting from the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia to All Communist and Workers' Parties of the World on the Occasion of International...

By Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba, translated from the...

All photos by Revolution Studios Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the...

Images via PAME and KKE screenshots and posts of rally in Athens The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that Workers’ May Day, a...

Today, May 1st, is International Workers' Day, a celebration of working class solidarity and militancy around the world. A holiday in...

May Day Communiqué of the Central Committee Secretariat of the Sudanese Communist Party Archive photo of the General Conference of the...

The 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP) was held October 20-22 in Izmir, Turkey. It was hosted by the...

Stirring May Day statement from the Workers' Party of Ireland. STATEMENT OF THE WORKERS PARTY OF IRELAND ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY...