Labour Day
Friday, May 1, 2026
Weekday
Friday
Week
18
Day of year
121
Country
🇧🇫 BF
XOF
About this holiday
Labour Day (or International Workers' Day) on 1 May celebrates the achievements of workers and the labour movement. It has roots in the 19th-century campaign for an eight-hour workday and is a public holiday in most countries outside the United States.
Labour Day · 2025–2030
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