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Thousands of Cuban workers marched in Havana on May 1st for International Workers' Day, as the Trump administration unveiled fresh sanctions against the Caribbean island nation. The event drew former leader Raul Castro and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, amid vows to resist mounting U.S. pressure.
On May 1, International Workers' Day, the focus shifts to how AI is reshaping labor rights. Amazon has laid off 16,000 workers in AI-driven cuts and plans to replace over 500,000 jobs with robots. In San Francisco, billboards urge businesses to stop hiring humans, while tech giants spend billions on AI infrastructure.
Workers around the world rallied on International Labour Day, demanding rights protection and opposing economic and war policies driving price hikes. Unions voiced fears of a global recession and income inequality, with major protests in South America and calls for higher taxes on the ultra-rich.
International Labour Day in Gaza finds the territory in its deepest economic crisis since the war began in October 2023. Unemployment has reached 80%, with over 250,000 workers losing their jobs, and more than 95% of the population relying on aid. Workers like Ibrahim Abu al-Eish and Yousef al-Rifi recount their daily struggles to survive on meager wages amid dangerous conditions.
