Update 2 (10:50 AM IST): The Google Labour Day doodle is back on Google home pages after disappearing for more than 30 minutes.
Update (10:14 AM IST): Curiously the Google Labour Day doodle has gone off Google home pages around the world except in France.
New Delhi: A G clamp, a pair of gloves, rolls of insulating tape, a wrench and a measuring tape are placed together in the company of a few stray screws to form the Google logo on Google home pages in many countries around the world on Labour Day, a day that is also marked as May Day.
Google asks us to "put your tools down and take a break to celebrate Labour Day!"
Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, especially the eight-hour day movement, which urged eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. Labour Day is an annual holiday to mark the celebration of the economic and social achievements of workers. It generally sees organised street demonstrations and marches by labourers and their unions, on this day.
The Labour Day public holiday is fixed by the state and territory governments, and so it varies considerably.
In India, Labour Day is celebrated on May 1 every year. It is an official public holiday. The first May Day celebration in India took place in Madras by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on May 1, 1923
May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries including Bolivia, India, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Israel, Philippines, Nepal and Pakistan. It is also celebrated unofficially in various other countries.
In the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia, it is celebrated on the first Monday in October. In Canada, Labour Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September.
There are two Google Labour Day doodles today. One for France and a variant of it for other countries.
Google's Labour Day doodles over the years
2004
2010
2011
2012
2013
2015
2015 (France)
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