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Indonesians take part in a demonstration to mark May Day in Jakarta. Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labour Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers' minds.
Labourers shout slogans during a demonstration to mark May Day in Jakarta. Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labour Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers' minds.
Labourers take part in a demonstration to mark May Day in Jakarta. Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labour Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers'
A woman holds a portrait of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin during a protest marking International Workers' Day in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 1, 2008. Thousands protested against rising food prices across eight of Russia's time zones on Thursday as the country celebrated Labour Day.
Protesters display their placards at a park during a rally celebrating International Labor Day, or May Day, Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Manila. Thousand of workers marched in scorching heat demanding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation for not raising the minimum wage to help them cope with surging food and fuel prices.
Japanese workers shout slogans during a May Day rally in Tokyo. Police battled demonstrators in Istanbul as tens of thousands of workers rallied on world labour day Thursday while soaring food prices brought large crowds onto the streets of some Asian capitals.
Thousands of protesters march towards a Manila square for a rally to mark May Day Thursday May 1, 2008 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters, led by the militant Kilusang Mayo Uno (May 1st Movement), denounced the non-wage package announced by the government and are demanding instead a P125-peso (US$ 2.95) across-the board wage increase which they claim is not even enough to offset the spiralling food and fuel price increases. The banner reads: Fight Poverty, Oppression and Corruption! Oust US-Arroyo Regime.