Workers' Day 2020

About Workers’ Day (1 May 2020)

'Working together to create jobs and fight poverty'

This public holiday is a testimony to the hard battles that workers in this country and in other parts of the globe have waged for workers' rights and social justice over many decades.

The South African working class has been at the forefront of the struggle for a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, prosperous, and united nation. It has understood and consistently maintained that workplace struggles cannot be separated from broader social struggles; that economic justice and equality cannot be achieved without national liberation.

Why do we celebrate Workers’ Day in South Africa?

Workers’ Day in South Africa which is otherwise known as May Day all over the world is a chance to commemorate the labourers of every nation, and the contributions they make towards the growth of the nation. There is a lot of history about this as labourers across the globe are appreciated, and their struggles acknowledged. Workers’ Day like any of the years before, is a commemoration of workers’ struggles and a celebration of the strides made in the sector as far as protecting their rights go.

Sources utilized:

https://www.sa-venues.com/events/southafrica/workers-day/

https://briefly.co.za/27711-why-celebrate-workers-day-south-africa-2019.html