Labour Day observed

Published May 2, 2002

ISLAMABAD, May 1: World Labour Day was observed across the country on Wednesday to commemorate the workers who laid down their lives in the American industrial town of Chicago some 116 years ago in May 1886 while demanding an eight-hour workday.

In all major cities of the country, a number of labour organizations held seminars, conferences and rallies to highlight the problems of the labour community, and to ensure ways and means to establish a cordial relationship between the employer and employee. —APP

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