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A day in the life of workers around the world

Last updated on: September 6, 2012 12:16 IST
A Kashmiri man works in his paddy field in Srinagar.

Labour Day, the first Monday in September is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

The United States and Canada celebrated Labour Day on September 3.

Here is a look at workers around the world on Labour Day...

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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Labourers work on the renovations of the Maracana Stadium for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. According to the consortium in charge, the construction of the stadium is 62 per cent complete.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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A car attendant places luggage in front of the Orient Express at the main railway station in Bucharest.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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A health worker fumigates inside a home in Havana.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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A boy selling cotton candy waits for customer on the streets of Kathmandu.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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People march in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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A villager carries grass while walking through a dry dam as a result of a long drought period in the Bojonegoro district of Indonesia's East Java province.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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Veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, (center), ultrasounds an endangered hawksbill sea turtle at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida in this handout photo.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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Members of law enforcement line up before the Coalition to March on Wall Street South protest in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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Participants in period costume take a break during anniversary celebrations of the battle of Borodino at the Borodino museum-reserve outside Moscow.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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Staff work behind the scenes at the New Broadcasting House studio as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in London.

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A day in the life of workers around the world

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A Chinese construction worker gestures as he is photographed in Luanda.