May Day Rallies

Thousands attend the May 1 parade to celebrate Labor Day in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Workers hold up a painting depicting Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and his brother Fidel Castro during the International Workers Day rally at the Revolution square in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Cuba's President Raul Castro gestures during the celebrations of the International Workers Day at the Revolution square in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Thousands gather during the celebrations of the International Workers' Day at the Revolution square in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Students hold up Cuban flags during the celebrations of the International Workers' Day at the Revolution square in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Students hold letters forming the words "Free Cuba" in Spanish during the celebrations of the International Workers' Day at the Revolution square in Havana, Friday, May 1, 2009.

France

A woman hands out leaflets reading "General Dream" during the traditional May Day march in Paris, Friday May 1, 2009. French unions and workers marched nationwide on Friday, hoping to build on momentum from recent strikes and protests against French president Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the economic downturn. The leaflet is a play on the words "dream" and "strike", which only differ by one letter in French.

A group led by Socialist party leader Martine Aubry takes part in the traditional May Day march in Paris, Friday, May 1, 2009. French unions and workers marched nationwide on Friday, hoping to build on momentum from recent strikes and protests against French president Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the economic downturn. The placard at left raeds "Freedom?, Equality?, Rebellion", as the Pantheon building is seen behind it.

Leader of the CFDT union Francois Chereque, second left, CGT union leader Bernard Thibault, third left, Secretary General of the Worker's Force union Jean-Claude Mailly, fourth left, and chief of the FSU union federation Gerard Aschieri, right, march during the traditional May Day march in Paris, Friday, May 1, 2009.

A man wears a mask reading "Anti-Sarko hygienic mask", referring to French president Nicolas Sarkozy, during the traditional May Day march in Paris, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Czech Republic

Far right wing sympathizers attend a May Day march in Brno, Czech Republic, Friday, May 1, 2009. Several hundreds of right-wing sympathizers marched through city of Brno on May 1.

A young girl protests against May Day marches of far right wing sympathizers in Brno, Czech Republic, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Spain

Spanish trade unions members holding banners and flags demonstrate to mark May Day in central Madrid, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Switzerland

A protestor shelters behind a garbage bin, during a May Day demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 1, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of European workers feeling the pinch of the economic crisis rallied at May Day protests from Moscow to Berlin to Istanbul.

Poland

People take part in May Day marches in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean traditional dancers perform for an unidentified visitor during May Day commemorations in Harare, Friday, May, 1, 2009. Zimbabwean Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai, who addressed the gathering, said that the government was broke and could not afford high wages for general workers.

Pakistan

Pakistanis participate at a rally to observe Labor Day in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 1, 2009.

Pakistanis participate a rally to observe the Labor Day in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 1, 2009.

A Pakistani girl participates in a rally to observe Labor Day in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 1, 2009.