May First protesters demand workers’ rights in pandemic | Bosnia and Herzegovina News

Workers and union leaders have wiped out the sleeves and flags that have kept the crown from blocking viruses to ease the May Day march but are still bustling, demanding more job protections amid a pandemic that has turned economies and workplaces upside down.

In countries that mark May 1 as International Labor Day, the annual celebration of workers ’rights created a strange sight in the pandemic: a large, crowded crowd, crowded with people clutching their arms behind their backs.

But in Turkey and the Philippines, police prevented the May Day protests by enforcing virus blockades.

In Istanbul, several chiefs of workers were allowed to take the crowns to Taksim Square, but riot police stopped many others from reaching the square. The Association of Progressive Lawyers said more than 200 people have been arrested.

In France, the BFM-TV broadcaster reported that French riot police fired a small amount of tear gas at two of the dozens of rallies called nationwide. Paris police say they have made 10 arrests.

For the workers ’leaders, the day was a test of their ability to mobilize workers in the face of deep economic disruptions.

Many wore face masks reminiscent of how much life has changed since the first traditional celebrations of May 2019, before the coronavirus epidemic destroyed lives and lives and eroded civil liberties, including the right to protest often.

In some marches, curtailed by coronary artery disease, it was less common than before the pandemic. But they were still selling workers ’concerns about jobs and protections.