Nepal, May 1 -- The International Workers' Day or International Labor Day is being celebrated across the country today.

Workers across the globe celebrate this day as a festival, organizing different programs to press governments and employers to ensure their rights and entitlements.

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In Nepal, too, labor unions and organizations have planned various programs to mark the occasion.

International Workers' Day is observed worldwide in memory of the labor movement that began in Chicago, USA, in 1886 under the slogan "Eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest."

During that movement, a bomb exploded at a place called Haymarket in Chicago...