Every year International Labour Day (Labour Day), people can relax, go downtown to watch the (Moomba Festival) celebration parade, but International Labour Day behind the history, you know?
In the mid-19th century, people worked long hours, some working up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, and no paid sick leave or paid holiday, according to the Sun Herald.
In the 1850s, many Australians believed that people needed better working conditions and strongly demanded eight-hour work, eight-hour entertainment and eight-hour rest.
In April 1856, stonemakers led by James Stephens (James Stephens) laid down their jobs at (University of Melbourne), University of Melbourne, and went to (Parliament House), the Capitol, to appeal to politicians to introduce an eight-hour working day.
Soon after, an agreement was reached for a 48-hour working week, and workers were given eight-hour working conditions.
According to the history of the Victoria State Library (State Library of Victoria), a celebration known as the eight-hour Parade (8 Hours Procession) became a major event in Melbourne, and over the course of 95 years, A celebration parade is held every year. By 1879, Parade Day became a paid public holiday in Victoria.
Since then, the holiday has been renamed "International Labour Day" (Labour Day). But until the end of World War II, there was little public interest in the parade. The last International Labour Day parade was held in 1951 and replaced by the Melbourne Memba Day parade in 1955.
Tasmania calls International Labour Day "Eight Hour Day," the only state that has a holiday with Victoria on the same day. Western Australia took a day off last week, while Northern Territory and Queensland took a day off May 1, with International Labour Day of the capital district of (ACT), and South Australia in October.
