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The idea of the 8-hour working day comes from New Zealand

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Samuel Duncan Parnell brachte die Idee eines 8-Stunden-Tages auf, die auch heute noch als Referenz dient. Foto aufgenommen von Henry Wright in June 1890. Credit: National Library New Zealand

“Labor Day” is a public holiday in Germany on which workers' rights and social justice are celebrated. While the origins of the workers' struggle lie in Great Britain and the USA, it was workers at the other end of the world in Australia and New Zealand who achieved the first tangible successes.


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“Labor Day” is a public holiday in Germany on which workers' rights and social justice are celebrated. While the origins of the workers' struggle lie in Great Britain and the USA, it was workers at the other end of the world in Australia and New Zealand who achieved the first tangible successes.



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