CANADIAN LABOUR DAY & ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN TIMES OF COVID-19

Labour Day in Canada is celebrated every first Monday of September. Hence, it is taking place on the 7^th of September 2020 this year amid COVID-19. It is this day that highly signifies the importance & rights of labour. A North American nation that recognised the importance of the rights of their labour long time back. Hence, Canada is still highly sensitive for its labour's issues and their rights. The Canadian labour party was found in 1917 to recognise the rights and importance of labour with a political perspective. The mandate of the party clearly signifies the importance of Labour Day. This is especially in Canada’s development and its economic boost. Labour are the key whether they are in form of Railway workers, bus drivers, transportation industry, surveillance sector, automation, car manufacturing industry, steel industry, construction industry & many other industries that are of huge importance.

In these current times of the pandemic COVID-19, the importance is highly paramount due to the cut down of jobs. Hence, many other significant changes in the economy in times of the pandemic. How the current pandemic, COVID-19, has been able to bring about changes in policies? These are with regards to the labour rights and preferences.

Not only important in Canada, it holds significant values in the United States as well. This is true as USA is the country where it originated from initially. In the year 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make the day an official holiday. Recognised in many provinces, the rights of the labour holds paramount importance this year. This is while increasing the hourly minimum wages for the labour workers. This is true, especially for the province British Columbia. Hence, as the pay rise holds huge amount of importance in terms of worker’s earnings.