10:36 GMT: The annual march of the French far right party Le Front National to celebrate Joan of Arc, which takes place on May 1, brought out the party’s president Marine Le Pen, as well as vice-president Florian Philippot.
 

Waving French national flags, people attend French far right party Front National (FN) annual celebration of Joan of Arc on May 1, 2013 in Paris.(AFP Photo / Eric Feferberg)

10:05 GMT: Fifty-five thousand Indonesians, wearing costumes symbolizing ants to show the exploitation of workers, protested against labor outsourcing policy and low wages in Jakarta. Security was stepped up for the rally.

Indonesian workers wearing costumes symbolizing ants to depict wokers exploitation join a march by thousands to the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 1, 2013.(AFP Photo / Romeo Gacad)

09:35 GMT: At least four people have been injured in clashes between police and demonstrators in Turkey, following the security forces using teargas and water cannon.

09:15 GMT: Ferry and train services in Greece have stopped due to the general strike for May Day. Hundreds of Greeks are gathering for rallies, protesting the highest unemployment in the EU, as well as the harsh austerity measures.

08:35 GMT: Tens of thousands take to the streets in North Korea to celebrate May Day.

Thousands of South Korean workers and union activists shout slogans during a May Day rally in Seoul on May 1, 2013.(AFP Photo / Kim Jae-Hwan)

08:21 GMT: Indian members of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) have participated in a rally in Hyderabad.

Indian members of The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) take part in a rally in Hyderabad on May 1, 2013.(AFP Photo / Noah Seelam)

08:10 GMT: In Bangladesh, tens of thousands took to the streets to demand the execution of textile bosses over the collapse of a factory complex, with the final death toll threatening to topple 500.

07:40 GMT: Seventy thousand people are already taking part in the May Day rally in central Moscow, according to police. This means the organizers have already exceeded the number of agreed participants by 10,000 people.

07:34 GMT: Public transport has been suspended in Istanbul as part of local authorities’ precautions to curb any illegal gathering in Taksim Square during May Day.

07:25 GMT: Some 90,000 people are expected to participate in the May Day demonstrations in Moscow.

07:15 GMT: Turkish police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul, using water cannons and teargas to disperse crowds.

06:50 GMT: Cambodian workers have taken to the streets of the capital, Phnom Penh, to call for a pay rise.

Cambodian workers march during a May Day protest in Phnom Penh May 1, 2013.(AFP Photo / Tang Chhin Sothy)

06:30 GMT: Traffic has been blocked in the center of Moscow due to the May Day demonstrations that are set to involve tens of thousands of people. Some of the streets in the heart of the Russian capital have become pedestrian-only for the day.

06:07 GMT: In Russia’s Far-Eastern city of Vladivostok, 40,000 people have taken part in the May Day demonstrations, with many of them brought to the regional center by shuttle buses.

Participants of the May 1 rally held on the cable-stayed bridge across Zolotoy Rog Bay in Vladivostok.(RIA Novosti / Vitaliy Ankov)

05:30 GMT: Throughout the world, nations are celebrating International Labor Day on May 1. Dozens of events will be unfolding during the day, including an all-out strike in Greece, anti-euro demonstrations across Europe and massive demonstrations across Russia.

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