Across the globe, people flocked the streets on May 1 to celebrate International Labor Day, or May Day.
May Day Rallies Worldwide
![Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party chant slogans during an International Worker's Day, or Labor Day, rally in Baghdad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/33c25ec5-4540-4b82-b7f0-b4d45ab2944b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party chant slogans during an International Worker's Day, or Labor Day, rally in Baghdad.
![Labor rights activists shout while holding signs reading "Forbid Temporary Worker Services" during a rally for labor rights on international Labor Day in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/89c7ed3a-382f-4b16-bd50-b080f5d42654_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Labor rights activists shout while holding signs reading "Forbid Temporary Worker Services" during a rally for labor rights on international Labor Day in Taipei, Taiwan.
![Protesters set fire to an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino during a May Day rally near the presidential palace in Manila.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fff047e3-25cf-493f-a81f-e03a86cfed6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters set fire to an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino during a May Day rally near the presidential palace in Manila.
![Members and supporters of the Lithuanian social democratic party and trade unionists take part in a May Day parade in Vilnius.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e664293a-c8c8-4040-b4ba-ff0f9e4d878a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members and supporters of the Lithuanian social democratic party and trade unionists take part in a May Day parade in Vilnius.