Event | International Labour Day 2025 |
Date | 1st May 2025 |
Purpose | Recognizes and honors workers' contributions, emphasizes workers' rights, fair labor practices. |
Historical Background | Originated from 19th-century labour movement in the US; Haymarket Affair (1886). |
Labour Day in India | First celebrated in 1923 in Chennai by Comrade Singaravelu Chettiar; coincides with Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day. |
Interesting Facts | Observed on 1st May in over 80 countries; Canada's first Labour Day in 1872. |
India's Labour Codes | Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Social Security Code (2020), Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020). |
Constitutional Provisions | Article 23 & 24 (prohibit forced and child labor), Article 39 (equal pay for equal work), Article 41 & 43 (right to work, secure employment, living wage). |
India's Ratified ILO Conventions | Convention 138 (Minimum Age), Convention 182 (Worst Forms of Child Labour). |
Key Labour Rights in India | Fair wages, safe working conditions, trade unions, social security benefits, protection against discrimination. |
Government Initiatives | e-Shram Portal, PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana, MGNREGA, National Career Service (NCS). |
Significance of Labour Day 2025 | Reinforces workers' rights, celebrates past achievements, global solidarity, highlights new challenges like automation and gig economy, encourages labor reforms. |