AP PHOTOS: Across the globe, workers observe May Day

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A boy dressed in a military uniform is carried on his grandfather’s shoulders in the annual May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cubans march to Revolution Square to mark May Day, in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Raul Castro watches the May Day parade from the base of the José Martí Memorial tower, as students wave national flags at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A student waves a Cuban national flag during the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cuban cadets march in the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A marcher holds a framed composite image of Fidel Castro, Raul Castro and Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, during the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Raul Castro waves a Cuban national flag while attending the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cubans march to Revolution Square to mark May Day, in Havana, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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An activist raises his clenched fist during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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A laborer with their face painted as the Joker chants slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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Immigrant rights supporters demonstrate during a May Day rally outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Activists and workers scuffle briefly with police as they tried to remove the barricades during a May Day rally near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto throws T-shirts to a waiting crowd as he leaves after delivering a speech during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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The crowd cheer during a May Day rally at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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Workers affiliated with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) participate in a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Workers affiliated with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) participate in a May Day rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Russian Communist Party’s supporters with a portrait of former Soviet leader Josef Stalin and red flags gather to mark Labor Day, also known as May Day, at the monument to 19th century German philosopher Karl Marx, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Participants in a rally marking Labor Day hold a banner reading in German “Make yourself strong with us”, in Munich, Germany, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)

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Protesters stand on a statue during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Protesters march during the May Day demonstration, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Thomas Slater waves an American flag during the NYCLU’s May Day rally for workers and immigrants’ rights, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions gather to attend a rally on May Day in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 1, 2025. The letters read “Let’s win basic labor rights.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Peoeple march through the streets to mark May Day in Tokyo Thursday, May 1, 2025. A banner reads “Protect life and business.” (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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Peoeple march through the streets to mark May Day in Tokyo Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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Members of Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) beat drums and dance as they participate in a rally to mark May Day in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

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Miners shout slogans during an International Workers’ Day march marking May Day in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Activist and workers raise their clenched fists during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Activist and workers are blocked by police as they tried to march towards the Malacanang presidential palace during a May Day rally in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Demonstrators hold signs and wave to motorists in front of the Orange County Corrections Department during a May Day rally for worker and immigrant rights Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Jasmine Flores wears indigenous Mexican clothing as she and thousands of people march in a May Day rally and protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

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Claire Rockwell holds a sign as she and thousands of people march in a May Day rally and protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

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A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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People take part in a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, Thursday, May 1, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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Alex Rivera holds up a pro-socialism flag during the NYCLU’s May Day rally for worker’s and immigrant’s rights at Foley Square, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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People take part in a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks at the NYCLU’s May Day rally for worker’s and immigrants rights at Foley Square, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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Shakira Crawford with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council chants at the NYCLU’s May Day rally for worker’s and immigrant’s rights at Foley Square, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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Demonstrators march during a May Day protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A man leans over the edge of a parking structure to watch demonstrators march during a May Day protest Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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People take part in a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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Demonstrators march during a May Day protest at the Capitol, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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A protester holds a flare during an International Workers’ Day march marking May Day in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)

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People wearing cardboard robot heads take part in an International Workers’ Day march marking May Day in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)

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Demonstrators march during a May Day rally in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People across Asia kicked off May Day celebrations with big marches and protests, many of which focused on U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and fears of global economic uncertainty.

The holiday, also known as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, marks the struggles and achievements of workers and the labor movement around the world. Thousands of people are expected to attend rallies and demonstrations calling for stronger protections for workers, higher wages, greater equality and more.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.