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Labor Day

April 30, 2013

International Labor Day, marked on May 1, goes back to a general strike in Chicago in 1886 in which workers demanded the eight-hour work day. DW examines why workers still fight for their rights.

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International Labor Day, marked on May 1, goes back to a general strike in Chicago in 1886 in which workers demanded the eight-hour work day. DW examines why workers still fight for their rights.

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