Labour Day 2008 and It抯 History

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Every 1st of May of the year, we observe Labour Day or Hari Buruh. The day is also gazetted as the national or federal Public Holiday, and that includes this year, 2008.
But how many of us here know what exactly is this Labour Day, why we抮e observing it, how it first happened, and where it happened? Nothing can delight us more than having a day off, isn抰 it, regardless of the reason behind it.
Perhaps, after reading this, we would be able to appreciate that some of the HR regulations today were the results of some of older generation fighting for a cause more than 100 years ago.
Actually there are 2 different versions of Labour Day. First is the Labour Day which we and most other countries observe on 1st of May. The second one, termed as the Labor Day, is a federal holiday for United States, and takes place on the first Monday of September. Here we are more interested in the former.
The Labour Day celebration originated from Australia, when a movement called Stonemasons, which advocated 8 hours of work, 8 hours of recreation and 8 hours of rest for workers, rose to prominence during the 1850s. During this time, workers were required to work for 10 to 12 hours per day, six days per work. The movement wanted an 8 hour work per day instead, without any drop in salary.
Even though the 8 hour movement was earlier seen as a success in New Zealand, the first public celebration was held in Melbourne, when groups of workers abandoned their work and marched in a parade towards the Australian Parliament House.
The 8 hour celebration was eventually translated into what we know as Labour Day - a day of commemoration and appreciation of labors, workers and the unions. Most countries celebrate Labour Day on 1st of May, with a number of exceptions.
In Australia itself, the dates for Labour Day observance vary considerably and is decided by state and constituency. Canada celebrated on the same day with the US - first Monday of every September, while in New Zealand, it falls on fourth Monday on every October.
Today, the Malaysia Employment Act 1955 stated that workers should never be allowed to work more than 8 hours without a break in between. Guess now we know where this 8 hours come from?

AntagonisYgKeut

oo gitu. seb bek ko rajin pos. aku pon malas nak cari. ngk2 adalak thread ni bace skejap

dexa

Sejarah Hari Pekerja di Malaysia

SAMBUTAN Hari Pekerja di negara ini bermula apabila bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Allahyarham Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, mengumumkan 1 Mei sebagai hari pelepasan am bagi pekerja pada awal tahun 1970-an.

Pengumuman itu dibuat ketika beliau merasmikan Seminar Kesatuan Sekerja Biro Buruh dan Kesatuan Sekerja UMNO di Dewan Belia, Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur pada 20 Mei 1972.

Dr. Ismail menyatakan, keputusan itu dibuat dengan harapan pergerakan buruh akan menganggap 1 Mei sebagai satu hari dedikasi buat pekerja sesuai dengan cita-cita kebangsaan.

Pengumuman itu dianggap penting kerana ia bukan sahaja mengiktiraf sumbangan pekerja, malah secara tidak langsung menunjukkan Malaysia turut bersetuju dengan keputusan Konvensyen Pertubuhan Buruh Antarabangsa (ILO) yang meluluskan 1 Mei sebagai Hari Pekerja atau Hari Mei.


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ohhh terkejut saya baca -- pengumuman tu kat Dewan Belia Kg Pandan!!! --
masa saya kecil2 .. kitorang selalu pergi dewan belia kat Jalan H tu...
tengok wayang kat situ..  dan juga kat situ masa kita kecik2 ada fun fair sokmo...

anyway - bersejarah juga la rupanya hari pekerja ni...

actually most of the countries in the world  such as japan china...
1 mei tu labour day ... tapi kat canada and united states  labour day
1 september...  interesting lain eh...