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Raechel Anne Jolie

Workers shout slogans as they hold a rally near the Presidential Palace to mark the Labor Day celebrations on Thursday, May 1, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. Various labor groups nationwide held protests, mostly to demand wage hikes, better working conditions and an end to corruption in the government. The sign reads: Workers Have Zero Benefits In The Four Years of Capitalist Government of Aquino. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (Bullit Marquez)

Why May Day continues to capture the hearts and imaginations of workers

Raechel Anne Jolie