Publication Date
September 10, 2012
Daily wage earners thresh paddy on a Nepali farm.
ARGENTINA, KASHMIR, KENYA AND NEPAL – May 1 marks International Workers’ Day, or May Day. It is a public holiday in some countries in honor of the international labor movement and an unofficial holiday in many others. Global Press Institute senior reporters from four news desks use the occasion to highlight traditional and unique jobs in their regions.
The holiday also calls attention to the shaky state of the current labor market. The International Labour Organization recently launched its World of Work Report 2012, with several key findings.
“Despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future,” according to the report’s key findings.
More than half of the 106 countries surveyed in the report face a growing risk of social unrest because of high unemployment and growing inequality. Governments in advanced economies could create between 1.8 million and 2.1 million jobs during the coming year if they take a more employment-friendly approach to fiscal austerity.
A photo essay by:
Afsana Bhat, Kashmir News Desk
Tara Bhattarai, Nepal News Desk
Ivonne Jeannot Laens, Argentina News Desk
Rose Odengo, Kenya News Desk
