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    Vol.65/No.20           May 21, 2001 
 
 
May Day rallies across the world
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Above, some 10,000 Taiwanese workers demonstrated in the streets of Taipei on May Day demanding jobs and the resignation of top government officials. In Seoul, South Korea, 20,000 workers rallied against job cuts. May Day rallies also took place across France, in Norway and Iran. In Matamoros, Mexico, more than 70,000 workers marched, displaying banners against a tax on food and medicine proposed by Mexican president Vicente Fox. "Workers are always up for a fight to benefit our people," said one of the protesters.

 
 
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