2013 May Day protests

International economic protests December 2020 The 2013 May Day protests were a series of international protests involving hundreds of thousands of people that took place worldwide on May Day (1 May 2013) over the ongoing global economic crisis including austerity measures and poor working conditions. thumb|2013 May Day protests report by Voice of America. Asia Bangladesh Thousands of garment factory workers protested poor working conditions following the 2013 Savar building collapse. Cambodia Five thousand garment workers marched in Phnom Penh demanding better working conditions and wage increases. Indonesia Over 120,000 people from Jakarta and the surrounding cities of Depok, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi gathered at Hotel Indonesia and marched to Merdeka Palace, disrupting business activity in Jakarta.Sijabat Ridwan Max All quiet on the May Day front http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/02/all-quiet-may-day-front.html The Jakarta Post 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 Philippines Eight thousand people marched at Manila.Workers rally for better conditions on May Day https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/05/01/greece-may-day-strike/2125907/ USA Today 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 Singapore Six thousand rallied at Hong Lim Park to protest immigration policy and high living costs.May Day protest at Speakers' Corner draws thousands http://sg.news.yahoo.com/around-2-000-turn-up-at-may-day-protest-at-hong-lim-park-085513158.html Yahoo 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 Turkey Police clashed with protesters in Istanbul trying to reach Taksim Square. Twenty people were arrested. Europe UK Comparatively muted protest in central London compared to the violence of previous years. It received very little mainstream news coverage.https://www.flickr.com/photos/workers_in_action/sets/72157633396899764/detail 640_Mac1262 May 2013 Greece Protesters marched in Athens and Thessaloniki. The communist party-affiliated PAME organised a large strike demonstration in Syntagma Square, while GSEE union and the public sector union ADEDY had their rally at Kafthmonos Square. The Athens May Day demonstration was saluted by Bangladeshi workers' representative as well as by Gilda Chacov Bravo, Cuban member of the Secretariat of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).May Day 2013 in Greece: Large strike demonstrations by PAME in Athens and Thessaloniki http://revol-now.blogspot.gr/2013/05/may-day-2013-in-greece-large-strike.html Revolution Now! 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824091159/http://revol-now.blogspot.gr/2013/05/may-day-2013-in-greece-large-strike.html 24 August 2013 dead Spain Protesters marched in Madrid and Barcelona.Wearden Graeme May Day rallies across Europe as Greek workers strike - as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/01/eurozone-crisis-austerity-may-day-letta The Guardian 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 In Barcelona, protesters clashed with police, while activists smashed dozens of bank and shop windows and destroyed bus stops, telephone boxes and trash bins.Dos detenidos en la manifestación alternativa del 1 de mayo en Barcelona http://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos/20130502/54371733852/detenidos-manifestacion-alternativa-1-de-mayo-barcelona.html 5 April 2014 La Vanguardia 2 May 2013 Spanish Ireland North America United States Protests were held in Seattle, Los Angeles, Manhattan and Chicago.May Day demonstrators across U.S. demand immigration reform https://www.cbsnews.com/news/may-day-demonstrators-across-us-demand-immigration-reform/ CBS News 1 May 2013 1 May 2013 Seattle: A violent protest led to the arrest of 17 people. Chicago: A protest left from NBC media headquarters with about 200 people. An anarchist Black Bloc took to the streets in Chicago's Michigan Avenue shopping district, starting confrontations with police and one protester was arrested. A small skirmish broke out in front of a Louis Vuitton store between an owner and protester before meeting up with a larger Immigrant Rights and Union march of over 3,000 people.May Day rally turns violent in Seattle https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/02/may-day-protest-seattle/2128547/ USA Today 2 May 2013 2 May 2013 See also List of protests in the 21st century References Category:May Day protests Category:2013 protests Category:Articles containing video clips