00:00In the city of Sao Paulo, in Brazil, Workers' Day is being celebrated with a demonstration
00:04promoted by the unions as is traditioning on May 1st, with special emphasis on the
00:10reduction of the Working Day 641 without salary reduction. Activities will be held
00:17on the Paulista Avenue and in Sao Bernardo do Campo. In addition to income tax
00:23exemption, workers are demanding wage equality between men and women and a
00:27dignified retirement together with public policies that guarantee greater
00:30access to health and job security.
00:38Meanwhile, in Greece, citizens also mobilized to defend the struggles of the
00:42sector. They marched in several cities of the country to accompany and join the
00:45call of the trade union organizations and workers centers. Workers continue to
00:49demand, among other things, public policies that guarantee better working
00:53conditions in the face of the real estate crisis.
01:00Meanwhile, in France, the police repressed protesters mobilizing for International
01:05Workers' Day in Paris. Thousands were attending the rallies and demonstrations
01:09demanding from the Macron government stronger protections for workers, higher
01:13wages and greater equality. The main workers unions in France also marched on
01:17rejection of the advances of the far right and to criticize Trump's measures.
01:22Labor Day demonstrations happened against a backdrop of political instability in the
01:26country, where a parliamentary vote ousted the previous government in December,
01:31leaving the nation without a functioning government for weeks.
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