Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear because of the virus pandemic, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Forbidden City cracked open its doors and shopping malls from Texas to Indiana are set to do the same Friday. World leaders are trying to find a way to salvage virus-battered economies without unleashing new waves of infections. But some workers and labor unions are worried that it’s not safe yet. Traditional May Day marches are curtailed or illegal by restrictions on public gatherings, so labor activists are honking car horns, singing from balconies or staging wildcat protests.
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