Labour Day public holiday remains on May 1
Published on: Saturday, March 17, 2018
Putra Jaya: The public holiday in conjunction with the Workers' Day this year remains on May 1 even though its national-level celebration has been postponed.Human Resources Ministry, in a statement Friday, said the Workers' Day 2018 celebration had been postponed to another date to be announced later.The statement was issued to following the report quoting Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot as saying that there was a possibility that this year's Workers' Day celebration would not be held on May 1.
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He said it might be held after a "major celebration", apparently referring to the 14th general election.The Workers' Day is celebrated on May 1 every year and is a public holiday in Malaysia.Meanwhile, Riot said, this year will not be the first time the national Labour Day celebration is postponed as it happened in 2013 too.He said when he was appointed Minister in the Ministry on May 18, 2013, the Labour Day celebration was held on June 23 that year and not May 1 as normally done.
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"Remember that. It has been practised before. I have already discussed it with the Secretary-General and it is in the best interest of the country and everyone that it is held after the 14th General Election (GE14)," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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He added that he hoped all parties would focus on GE14 rather than the Labour Day celebration.
