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
![Protesters wearing red helmets chant slogans as they take part in rally outside the Greek parliament, in Athens, on Monday, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f78fa3d4-e935-41c5-aeac-5ed264ad3d41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters wearing red helmets chant slogans as they take part in rally outside the Greek parliament, in Athens, on Monday, May 1, 2017.
![Workers try to remove razor wire which prevents them from marching towards the presidential palace as riot police take defensive position during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2017](https://gdb.voanews.com/87a0bbad-75f7-4c15-9a66-98fc1ce87963_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers try to remove razor wire which prevents them from marching towards the presidential palace as riot police take defensive position during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2017
![A worker lights up a flare during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/55185de5-e7b6-49f3-9f75-e9905fc76c22_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker lights up a flare during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 1, 2017.
![People march with red flags with the Christ the Savior Cathedral in the background during a Communist rally to mark May Day in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 1, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9d82ec6c-a8af-4b77-987a-b70c430587c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People march with red flags with the Christ the Savior Cathedral in the background during a Communist rally to mark May Day in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 1, 2017.