DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay2025</span></a> Around the World!!!</p><p>From Tokyo to Turin to LA, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches</p><p> By YURI KAGEYAMA and THOMAS ADAMSON, May 1, 2025</p><p>PARIS (AP) — "French union leaders condemned the “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trumpization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpization</span></a>” of world politics, while in Italy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin.</p><p>"Across continents, tens of thousands turned out for Thursday’s rallies marking International Workers’ Day, many citing President Donald Trump’s agenda — from aggressive tariffs spurring fears of global economic turmoil to immigration crackdowns — as a central concern.</p><p>"In the United States, organizers said this year’s protests aimed to push back against efforts to roll back protections for immigrants, federal workers and diversity initiatives.</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, union leaders warned that extended workdays and rising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiImmigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImmigrant</span></a> sentiment were dismantling labor protections. And in Bern, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a>, thousands marched behind banners denouncing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> and war — part of a wider backlash against the global surge of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardRight</span></a> politics.</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, President Lai Ching-te referenced new U.S. tariffs under Trump as he promoted a proposed spending bill aimed at stabilizing the job market and supporting livelihoods. In the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a>, protest leader Mong Palatino warned that 'tariff wars and policies of Trump' threatened local industries. </p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>, Trump’s image loomed over the day quite literally, as a truck in the Tokyo march carried a doll made to resemble him. There, participants’ demands ranged from higher wages and gender equality to health care, disaster relief, a ceasefire in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> and an end to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s invasion of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>.</p><p>" 'For our children to be able to live with hope, the rights of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> must be recognized,' said Junko Kuramochi, a member of a mothers’ group in Tokyo." </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/may-day-workers-labor-unions-rallies-marches-trump-46de8196d7f01d7458c3d77ccd5e0e54?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/may-day-wor</span><span class="invisible">kers-labor-unions-rallies-marches-trump-46de8196d7f01d7458c3d77ccd5e0e54?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDayStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDayStrong</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayDayProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDayProtests</span></a></p>