Workers around the world took to the streets Friday, May 1 to mark International Workers Day, more commonly known as May Day, with marches and calls for higher pay and better working conditions.
May Day Celebrated Around the World

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A protestor chants slogans as thousands of workers march at the presidential palace during May Day rally in Manila, Philippines May 1, 2015.

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A man attends a parade marking Workers' Day in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, May 1, 2015.

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A man holds a Cuban flag after a May Day parade in Havana, May 1, 2015.

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Revelers dance through the streets in the early hours during traditional May Day celebrations in Oxford, Britain, May 1, 2015.