Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Is May Day now really meant for the workers?

Is May Day now really meant for the workers?

Apr 24, 2016
Political parties as fast as a deer getting ready for the May Day scheduled on May 1st. Many political parties say that they are going to hold the biggest and the most vivid May Day rally this year.

By now some political parties have reserved sports grounds, building stages and decorating pageant vehicles. Some parties are engaging in a battle to increase the participant heads. However all political parties have forgotten to remember that the May Day is an international day for the working class.
 
The political parties who are trying to create the most attractive May Day rally, May Day procession and increase the heads of party supporter’s has forgotten to win the aspirations of the working class.
 
Some political parties measure the success rate of their May Day procession is by trying to pull the majority of parliament, provincial and local government ministers to their stages or by having the most attractive May Day stage or by having the longest May Day procession.
 
However what is the benefit the working class is going to get by keeping a longest May Day procession or by holding an attractive May Day rally.
 
Majority of the working class in the country is from the private sector and for most of the people May 1st is not a holiday.
 
No reports reaching us confirm that a political party has given at least an announcement to the private sector to grant holidays for their workers.
 
It appears that there is no such necessity for these political parties who is hijacking the international day reserved for the workers to fulfill their sordid political objectives.