May Day around the world

1 May 2010 04:30 am

Supporters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN, in Spanish) celebrate International Workers Day on the eve of May 1, in Managua, on April 30, 2010. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced on Friday that over 100,000 civil servants, soldiers and police officers will receive a salary supplement of 25 US dollars per month, thanks to the support of Venezuela.  AFP



Union members turn a Labour Day march into an election rally in Manila on May 1, 2010 as they wore yellow, the campaign colour of leading presidential candidate Benigno Aquino, and carry posters of Akbayan, a small political party that is allied to Aquino's Liberal Party. The Philippines is holding national elections on May 10. AFP