Labour Day around the world in 2024 by Day

This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

Listed below are the countries who observe Labour Day as a public holiday. If the holiday is observed over several days, these are listed below.

Monday April 29th 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
Belize	Labour Day	in lieu of Wed. 1st May
Russia	Day of Spring and Labor	Compensated by Sat. 27 Apr

Tuesday April 30th 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
Russia	Day of Spring and Labor	Compensated by Sat. 2 Nov

Wednesday May 1st 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
Afghanistan	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Albania	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Algeria	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Andorra	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Angola	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Anguilla	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Argentina	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Armenia	Labor Day	International Workers' Day
Aruba	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Austria	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bahrain	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bangladesh	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Barbados	May Day	International Workers' Day
Belarus	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Belgium	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Benin	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bolivia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Botswana	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Brazil	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Bulgaria	Labour Day	International Workers' Solidarity Day
Burkina Faso	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Burundi	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Cambodia	International Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Cameroon	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Cape Verde	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Central African Republic	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Chad	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Chile	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
China	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Colombia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Comoros	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Congo	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Costa Rica	Workers or Labor Day	Mandatory Paid Vacation
Croatia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Cuba	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Curaçao	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Cyprus	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Czech Republic	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
DR Congo	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Denmark	Labour Day	A holiday for certain sectors of the workforce
Djibouti	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Dominican Republic	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
East Timor	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Egypt	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
El Salvador	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Equatorial Guinea	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Eritrea	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Estonia	Spring Day	International Workers' Day
Eswatini	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Ethiopia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
France	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
French Guiana	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
French Polynesia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Gabon	Labour Day	International Labour Day
Gambia	May Day	International Workers' Day
Germany	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Ghana	Workers' Day	International Workers' Day
Gibraltar	May Day	International Workers' Day
Grenada	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Guadeloupe	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Guatemala	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Guinea	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Guinea-Bissau	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Guyana	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Haiti	Labour and Agriculture Day	International Workers' Day
Honduras	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Hong Kong	Labour Day
Hungary	Labour Day	Anniversary of the accession to the EU
Iceland	Workers' Day	Flag Day
India	Labour Day	Many states
Indonesia	Labour Day	World Labour day
Iraq	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Italy	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Ivory Coast	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Jordan	Labour Day	National Holiday
Kenya	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Kosovo	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Kyrgyzstan	International Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Lao	International Labour Day
Latvia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Lebanon	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Lesotho	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Libya	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Liechtenstein	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Lithuania	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Luxembourg	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Macau	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Madagascar	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Malawi	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Malaysia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Maldives	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Mali	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Malta	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Martinique	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Mauritania	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Mauritius	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Mexico	Labor Day	May Day
Moldova	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Monaco	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Montenegro	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Morocco	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Mozambique	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Myanmar	Labour Day	May Day
Namibia	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
New Caledonia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Nicaragua	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Niger	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Nigeria	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
North Korea	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
North Macedonia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Norway	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Pakistan	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Palestine	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Panama	Labor Day	International Workers' Day
Paraguay	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Peru	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Philippines	Labor Day	Regular holiday
Poland	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Portugal	Labour Day	May Day
Romania	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Russia	Day of Spring and Labor	International Workers' Day
Rwanda	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Saint Lucia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Saint Martin	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	National Worker's Day
San Marino	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Senegal	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Serbia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Seychelles	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Sierra Leone	Labour Day
Singapore	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Sint Maarten	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Slovakia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Slovenia	May Day	State holiday
Somalia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
South Africa	Workers' Day	International Workers' Day
South Korea	Workers' Day	Not an official holiday but widely observed
South Sudan	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Spain	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Sri Lanka	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Suriname	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day
Sweden	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Switzerland	May Day	Holiday in 11 cantons
Syria	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
São Tomé and Príncipe	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Taiwan	Labor day	Private sector workers only
Tajikistan	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Tanzania	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Thailand	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Togo	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Tunisia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Turkiye	Labour and Solidarity Day	International Workers' Day
Uganda	Labor Day	International Workers' Day
Ukraine	Labour Day	May Day
Uruguay	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Vanuatu	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Vatican City	St. Joseph the Worker	International Workers' Day
Venezuela	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Vietnam	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Wallis and Futuna	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Yemen	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Zambia	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Zimbabwe	Worker's Day	International Workers' Day

Thursday May 2nd 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
China	Labour Day	Compensated by Sun. Apr 28
Jordan	Labour Day	Public sector
Kyrgyzstan	International Labour Day	Compensated by Sat May 4
Montenegro	Labour Day (2nd day)
Romania	Public Sector Holiday	Public sector
Serbia	Labour Day
Slovenia	May Day	State holiday

Friday May 3rd 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
China	Labour Day	Compensated by Sat. May 11
Ecuador	Labour Day	International Workers' Day
Kyrgyzstan	International Labour Day	Compensated by Sat May 11

Saturday May 4th 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
China	Labour Day

Sunday May 5th 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
China	Labour Day

Tuesday May 7th 2024

Country	Name	Remarks
Greece	Protomagia	International Workers' Day

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