Last May Day celebration in Russia as a student. 

I can still remember the first May first demonstration which we took part as university students. The significance of the celebration and demonstration is we were celebrating the day in Special country. Whole celebration connected with the Russian society and their thoughts. Theme of the celebration is not the socialism. Civil rights, Development, historical victory of labors (8 working hours) and integrity of the nation. There were no many red flags, but there were many Russian Flags. There was one May Day rally even though there are many political parties. It wasn’t a moment or a day to attain narrow political needs. All the political parties took part in the main demonstration and campaign in the red squire. This is what the real meaning of the May Day to a country like Russia. Russia still coming up through the ashes of collapsed system. The system named Socialism.  There were no separate political parties in the celebration but there was unity. There were no many colors. There were real workers from each and every working group. There was a wish which whispered in every heart unity, integrity, sovereignty, civil rights, labor rights and one country.  When we turn our eyes to our countries May Day celebration is one of the best jokes in the year. Each and every political party celebrates it without a true meaning. They shout but no meaning, they promise but no outcome. Hope to celebrate next May Day in Sri Lanka.

This was the May Day celebration letter in my face book profile. What we should think about such a celebration is the meaning of the celebration.  For many politicians and political parties such a occasion is a political play ground. Some new politicians do the same as their senior colleagues. Finally the meaning fade and the political play rules the in the event. I would like to talk about something new in the May Day. Why do we celebrate it? I think the best reason is we have a big labor community. Actually this is not a Day of politician’s. This day reserved for working community. Especially working economy class people. In such a day a government should think about what they have done to improve living and working conditions. It doesn’t matter to what group or the party the politician belongs. As Im a medical student I would like to talk about the health of the labor community in the country (In majority of the countries). Some factories which were condemned by the developing countries due to the harmful effect and high environmental pollution are planted in small developing countries. Intentionally or without intentions our politicians have given the right to implant such factories in the countries. Did we check the effect of such development programs? There are many labors who works in very harmful working environments. Did the politicians take a step to improve their working conditions?  Many labors have no health cover to maintain a good health. I think we have to add new regulations to save the working community from the harmful effects of their occupations. There is no real assessment in the working conditions in many industrial sites. There are very few who make sound to improve the workers Social, mental and health conditions. I hope to celebrate next May Day in my own country. I hope there would be many changes in the policies. Changes in the political parties never bring a big development but changes of policies do many changes.