The 2013 May Day protests were a series of international protests involving hundreds of thousands of people that took place worldwide on

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(1 May 2013) over the ongoing global economic crisis including austerity measures and poor working conditions.

Asia

Bangladesh

Thousands of garment factory workers protested poor working conditions following the

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Cambodia

Five thousand garment workers marched in Phnom Penh demanding better working conditions and wage increases.

Indonesia

Over 120,000 people from Jakarta and the surrounding cities of

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, Bogor,

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and

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gathered at

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and marched to Merdeka Palace, disrupting business activity in Jakarta.

Philippines

Eight thousand people marched at

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Singapore

Six thousand rallied at

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to protest immigration policy and high living costs.

Turkey

Police clashed with protesters in Istanbul trying to reach

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. Twenty people were arrested.

Europe

UK

Comparatively muted protest in central London compared to the violence of previous years. It received very little mainstream news coverage.

Greece

Protesters marched in

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and

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. The communist party-affiliated PAME organised a large strike demonstration in Syntagma Square, while GSEE union and the public sector union ADEDY had their rally at Kafthmonos Square. The Athens May Day demonstration was saluted by Bangladeshi workers' representative as well as by Gilda Chacov Bravo, Cuban member of the Secretariat of the

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(WFTU).

Spain

Protesters marched in Madrid and Barcelona. In Barcelona, protesters clashed with police, while activists smashed dozens of bank and shop windows and destroyed bus stops, telephone boxes and trash bins.

Ireland

North America

United States

Protests were held in

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and

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: A violent protest led to the arrest of 17 people. *