Međunarodni dan rada protekao u znaku mimohoda i protesta radnika i aktivista u glavnim gradovima širom svijeta. Prvi maj se održava u znak sjećanja na dan kada su radnici u Čikagu štrajkom i protestima počeli da se bore za osmočasovno radno vreme. Prvi štrajk održan je 1. maja, 1886.
Prvomajski protesti
![People hold flags during a demonstration initiated by Germany's nationalist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) on May Day in Erfurt, central Germany, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3ac17437-ed22-4ee2-8b87-675274d9641f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People hold flags during a demonstration initiated by Germany's nationalist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) on May Day in Erfurt, central Germany, May 1, 2017.
![Supporters of the Social Democratic Party and their supporters celebrate May Day in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e63a82cd-c77f-406f-ba3f-2043bb868579_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of the Social Democratic Party and their supporters celebrate May Day in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, May 1, 2017.
![Workers take part in a May Day march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange building on May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a49eb837-7947-4f60-9b27-aff4c03902a3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers take part in a May Day march to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange building on May 1, 2017.
![Protesters clash with riot police as they attempt to force their way closer to the U.S. Embassy to mark the global celebration of May Day in Manila, Philippines Monday, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a8743a6f-266d-4a7f-9916-023cc598125b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters clash with riot police as they attempt to force their way closer to the U.S. Embassy to mark the global celebration of May Day in Manila, Philippines Monday, May 1, 2017.