A pamphlet issued by NUSAS/ERC looks at the rejection by South Africa's largest trade union federation COSATU of the government declared Workers Day on the first Friday of May instead, demanding to celebrate the internationally proclaimed public holiday known as May Day.
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Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day?
- Origin date
- 23 October 1972
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day? . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114311
South African History Online (2016) 'Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day? ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114311 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day? [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114311, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day? ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114311. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Why do millions of workers reject Workers Day and instead celebrate May Day? ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0114311.
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