May Day

“More pay, more free time, more security” – this was the slogan under which the German Trade Union Confederation mobilised for May Day rallies and demonstrations this year. According to the confederation, over 330,000 people […]

International Workers Day is a socialist holiday started by US unions during the struggle for the eight-hour workday in the late 1800s. It was adopted by the newly founded socialist Second International in 1889 as […]

The Committee for a Workers International offers revolutionary greetings and extends the hand of solidarity to the millions and billions of workers and young people worldwide this May Day. Over the past year the best […]

May Day, historically the day on which the workers’ movement marks its internationalism and commitment to socialism, takes place this year with the world in turmoil: living standards falling in nearly all countries around the […]

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends revolutionary May Day greetings to all workers, youth and the oppressed fighting against exploitation, injustice and capitalism. On May Day, we stand with all those fighting against […]

Last Friday, on 1 May, workers took action to mark May Day – international workers’ day – where they were could, despite the Covid-19 lockdowns. CWI comrades participated in and also initiated May Day actions, […]

Overworked, underpaid, struggling to afford the basics – this is true of the situation facing many ‘key workers’ that the Covid-19 lockdown has so clearly demonstrated society is dependent on. This was also the situation […]

Celebrate May Day 2020 with the Committee for a Workers’ International by taking part in this Facebook Live rally hosted by Socialist Party Scotland and the Socialist Party (England & Wales) on 1st May. Hear […]

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) extends revolutionary socialist greetings to workers and the oppressed everywhere. This year’s May Day takes place in extraordinary circumstances. The covid-19 pandemic has fully exposed, in the words […]

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends revolutionary May Day greetings to all workers and oppressed people fighting against capitalism worldwide. We commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of past generations of fighters and martyrs in […]

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warmest socialist greetings to workers and young people everywhere who are fighting for justice and for socialism. We honour the pioneers of the labour movement and martyrs […]

Photo gallery of CWI's global May Day participation

"The brilliant idea of May Day is the immediate stepping forward of the proletarian masses"

Photo gallery of the CWI taking part in May Day event across the world

What sort of new society are we struggling for?

For a socialist world!

The CWI sends revolutionary greetings and solidarity to workers, young people and all those exploited by capitalism.

International Workers’ Day protests around the world

More reports from around the world

Marches and protests mark international workers’ day

We will not pay for the failure of the profit system!

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm socialist greetings to workers and youth across the world on May Day, International Workers’ Day, 2008.

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) and socialistworld.net send warm May Day greetings to the workers, youth and oppressed of the world. May Day stands for international solidarity, struggle and socialism. Socialists, trade unionists, […]

For an end to class and national oppression

Activities go ahead despite intimidation of authorities

Pictures

Socialist Left Party’s newspaper nearly all sold!

After many years the May Day march in Kuala Lumpur organised by the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (Malaysian Socialist Party) reached its final destination despite heavy police repression.

This year’s May Day demonstration in Hong Kong marked a historic event for the Committee for a Workers’ International.

Support the call for a mass working peoples party

United Socialist Party (USP – CWI Sri Lanka) campaigns to stop the dangerous slide into new civil war.

The May 1st rally and march in Seattle was a powerful expression of strength by the immigrant working class. Thousands of workers in Seattle and across Washington State participated in job actions and strikes, with […]

International workers day celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm.

Immigrants respond despite ‘officials’ pulling out of protests

May day greetings from around the world

On May Day, workers and socialists honour and celebrate past struggles as we  commit ourselves again to the spirit and practice of international solidarity, struggle and socialism.

cwi members participated in Mayday demonstrations around the world. Below are just some of the reports of their activities from Australia, Austria and Nigeria

For a socialist alternative

May Day 2003 takes place in the aftermath of the brutal imperialist conquest of Iraq. The US led war has profoundly altered the world. The globe is much more dangerous and violent. Where is next […]

MAYDAY 2002 takes place at a time of explosive political, economic and social events worldwide. In the last few months we have witnessed one convulsion after another: the attacks on the Twin Towers in New […]

According to the police about 1.3 million French people demonstrated on May Day to protest against Le Pen and the Front National. The real figure will be a lot higher, which makes the protests the […]

Exclusive photographs by CWI photographer Paul Mattsson.

THE CWI, the Committee for a Workers’ International, an international socialist organisation with affiliates and co-workers in 35 countries on all five continents, sends it warmest May Day greetings to the working people of all […]

Workers and Socialists all over all world are celebrating May Day this year against the background of darkening economic clouds and the bright light of what could be one of the most significant victories the […]