SFGATE: Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies

Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies
Published on May 01, 2018 at 05:03PM by
MOSCOW (AP) — Workers and activists marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies to demand their government address labor issues. International Workers' Day is a public holiday in many countries, though activities are restricted in some places, sometimes leading to confrontations. A look at some of the events around the world: ___ RUSSIA More than 100,000 people came out on the streets on Moscow to march in the traditional May Day parade. Moscow's Federation of Trade Unions said about 120,000 people marched from the Red Square on the main streets of the Russian capital to mark May Day.
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