Jasmine Flores wears indigenous Mexican clothing as she and thousands of people march in a May Day rally and protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

PHOTO COLLECTION: May Day Labor

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Demonstrators march during a May Day protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A man leans over the edge of a parking structure to watch demonstrators march during a May Day protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators gather during a May Day protest at the Capitol, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Claire Rockwell holds a sign as she and thousands of people march in a May Day rally and protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Protesters stand on a statue during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A protester is pushed down by police officers during incidents during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Protesters march through tear gas after incidents with police forces during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Union members are surrounded by Turkish police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A protester raises his fist as he takes part in a rally organized by the communist party-affiliated PAME to mark May Day in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Olga sitting on a stool takes part in a rally organized by the communist party-affiliated PAME to mark May Day in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A protester from the anarchist block wearing helmet and tear gas mask, holds a smoke flare during a May Day rally in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Russian Communist Party’s supporters with poster reading “Our goal is socialism, our banner is red”, “first and most importantly – we all work for victory!” gather to mark Labor Day, also known as May Day, at the monument to 19th century German philosopher Karl Marx, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian Communist Party’s supporters with a portrait of former Soviet leader Josef Stalin and red flags gather to mark Labor Day, also known as May Day, at the monument to 19th century German philosopher Karl Marx, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Taiwanese workers shout slogans during a May Day rally in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
People take part in a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
An Iraqi woman chants pro-worker slogans while supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party march during May Day celebration in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party they take part in the May Day celebration in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
A worker affiliated with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) carries his child during a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People take part in a rally for the Rule of Law on May Day, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans during a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A laborer with the face painted as the Joker chants slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Protesters hold posters against Elon Musk, left, and President Donald Trump during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Activists and workers push a police as they tried to march towards the Malacanang presidential palace during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Crowd listen to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s speech during a May Day rally at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Activists and workers scuffle briefly with police as they tried to remove the barricades during a May Day rally near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Activists and workers hit a figure of US President Donald Trump during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Members of Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) beat drums and dance as they participate in a rally to mark May Day in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Peoeple march through the streets to mark May Day in Tokyo Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
Activist and workers raise their clenched fists during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, second left, throws his shirt to the crowd during a May Day rally at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The crowd cheer during a May Day rally at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Pakistani workers take part in a rally a day ahead of the International Labor Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
A woman works at a brick kiln during May Day, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
Activist and workers hold slogans during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Peoeple march through the streets to mark May Day in Tokyo Thursday, May 1, 2025. A banner reads “Protect life and business.” (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
A worker puts a head band on a child’s forehead while they get ready to participate in a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Workers affiliated with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) participate in a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Members of Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) participate in a rally to mark May Day in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A demonstrator stands in front of a sign during a May Day protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Activist and workers are blocked by police as they tried to march towards the Malacanang presidential palace during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Activists and workers scuffle with police as they tried to march towards the presidential palace during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Workers affiliated with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) get ready to participate in a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Activists and workers hold slogans during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions gather to attend a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 1, 2025. The letters read “Let’s win basic labor rights.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Activists and workers hit a figure of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A laborer carries a sack of potatoes to load it into a mini truck at a wholesale vegetable market, during May Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A laborer carries a sack of potatoes to load it into a mini truck at a wholesale vegetable market, during May Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Cubans march to Revolution Square to mark May Day, in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Raul Castro waves a Cuban national flag while attending the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Raul Castro watches the May Day parade from the base of the José Martí Memorial tower, as students wave national flags at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A boy dressed in a military uniform is carried on his grandfather’s shoulders in the annual May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A marcher holds a framed composite image of Fidel Castro, Raul Castro and Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, during the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuban soldiers march in the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Students march in the annual May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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