All in a day's work: May Day musings

It may seem strange to us that May Day is celebrated as a traditional spring holiday in other parts of the world. It wasn't until late 19th century that May 1 was chosen as the International Workers D...

May 03, 2018, 11:38 IST6 min
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The May Day 'King' and Queen' lead the Greenmen of Glastonbury carrying this year's Maypole to a ceremony near Glastonbury Tor as part of May Day celebrations. Although more synonymous with...
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It doesn't pay to work in Venezuela. After working as a cardiologist for five years, Yolanda Abreu got a severance pay of 156,584.29 bolivars, which is about 0.20 dollars on the black marke...
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Peace, sometimes, is the sound of silence literally. Here, an anonymous worker dismantles loudspeakers that were set up by South Korea for blaring propaganda broadcasts across the border se...
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These aren't protesting fists at a socialist manifesto, but Real Madrid thumping the air after a shaky victory over Bayern Munich on May 1, managing to make their way into the Champions Lea...
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Far-left anarchist groups, known as "Black Blocks" ran amok in Paris on Tuesday after joining the traditional May Day rally in Paris. Shouting "Rise up, Paris" and "Everyone hates the polic...
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Google&rsquos parent company Alphabet is the best employer in the world, according to data compiled by Statista and Forbes, on best publicly-listed companies to work for. Alphabet topped th...
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The troubling saga of H1-B workers&rsquo spouses on H4 visas in the US has worsened after President Donald Trump's ascent to the White House in 2016. H4 visa holders were not allowed to wor...
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It&rsquos a pop-up, but it takes 25 staffers on any given shift drawing from a San Francisco employee pool of 120 to run the Museum of Ice Cream. To get a job at the Museum, show up at the ...
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