May Day: A Declaration of Workers' Awakening, Solidarity, and Struggle Against Exploitation

Jayadeva Dasgupta A historic workers'movement organized one hundred and thirty-eight years ago, which is still a shining beacon to organized, unorganized workers all over the world. May 1 sends a message to farmworkers all over the world, that the price of sweat must be earned by fighting. It is not the master's gift, but the product of the laborer's struggle for survival. Capital and its philosophy steal the laborer's wage. That is how they build mountains of profit. The character of May Day is international. There will be exploitation if there is capital, wages will be stolen. So the struggle of the labor master is eternal and inevitable. In the words of Mahamati Lenin, May Day is a declaration of workers'awakening, solidarity, and struggle against all forms of exploitation. In his words, the significance of this day is to organize workers worldwide, to demand eight hours of work a day, and above all, to prepare to throw off capitalism and build a socialist society. In his specific speech, the leader of the International Workers'Union, Luhmarg said, "May Day is the day of resistance against the capitalist revolution.