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In Brief | History of Workers’ Day

30 April 2021, 11:18 AM  |
Lerato Matlala Lerato Matlala |  @SABCNews
[File Image] Workers are seen underground South Africa's Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg.

[File Image] Workers are seen underground South Africa's Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg.

Image: Reuters

[File Image] Workers are seen underground South Africa's Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg.

Worker’s Day is observed annually in South Africa to celebrate workers’ rights. It is also commemorated to acknowledge the role trade unions and workers’ organisations played in the struggle against apartheid.

In other countries, the day has been a holiday since 1891. However, in South Africa, it only became a holiday after the 1994 democratic elections.

Below is a brief history of the day: 

A brief history of Workers’ Day.

 

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