Labour Day Bahamas 2020
History of randol fawkes labour day.
Labour day bahamas 2020. For most countries labour day is synonymous with or linked with international workers day. Labor day randolf fawkes day in the bahamas date in the current year. What isn t generally known is the effort that the native people had to go through to gain fair treatment during.
June 5 2020 labor day is a public holiday in the bahamas observed on the first friday in june. In 1961 he successfully a bill. New year s day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the gregorian calendar.
Father s day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide. June solstice in bahamas nassau fathers day. Labor day is also known as may day and is a public holiday in many countries across the world.
It usually occurs around may 1 but the date can vary. Sir randol fawkes established labour day in 1961 and it is now named in his honor. The bahamas is primarily known for being a popular tourist destination for foreigners around the world.
Labour day observed in the bahamas sir randol fawkes father of the labour day movement in the bahamas. Sir randol fawkes was an early labour and commerce minister in bahamas the first representative to speak up for independence in the bahamas colonial assembly and the deciding vote that turned the assembly over to the black majority rule in 1967. The bahamas holidays 2021.
Before 1967 a small elite group of whites ruled bahamas even though it was about five sixths black. The bahamas holidays 2020. Labour day labor day in the united states is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers labour day has its origins in the labour union movement specifically the eight hour day movement which advocated eight hours for work eight hours for recreation and eight hours for rest.
Local bands and a few junkanooers lead the parades providing lively. Overview of holidays and many observances in the bahamas during the year 2020. It celebrates the achievements of workers and their contribution to the development of the nation and society.
Friday june 5 2020. Randol fawkes labour day. Randol fawkes labour day.
Sunday june 21 2020. On this holiday members of the labor unions from different organizations as well as political parties march in a large parade through the streets of downtown nassau usually in colorful uniforms beginning around 10 00 a m. Fawkes is often referred to as the father of labour in the bahamas for the work he did in establishing the trade union movement in the bahamas.
As boxing day falls on a saturday in 2020 the following monday will be a public holiday new year s day is in 178 days jan 1. Sir randol fawkes was a free trade unionist civil rights activist and author who had an important impact on the modern bahamas. Friday june 5 2020.
