Labor Day without work

Labor Day without work

Labor Day without work: Do you smell small, skewers, sausages, beer, or wine passing by the green places in the capital, in the middle of the workweek? Do you see the young Komsomolists on the street in the parade? You can be sure - it is May 1 - the International Day of Workers' Solidarity. It is said that 142 countries celebrate this date (?!), Which, in essence, reflects the solidarity of workers at the end of the century. XX, in order to facilitate and reduce working time. It turns out that the working day reflects the struggle to shorten the working day and reduce the burden on workers' shoulders. In addition, the working day is celebrated outside of work - that is, it is a day of rest. The main thing is that it is celebrated.

But, even if the holiday is debatable, the contribution of those who work for the present and future of this country is indisputable!

Who are the workers in Moldova?

The working-age in Moldova is 16-62 years for men and 16-57 years for women. The "dry" figures of official statistics tell us that 1 mln. 150 thousand people "carry out an economic or social activity producing goods or services for at least one hour per week, in order to obtain income in the form of wages, payment in kind or other benefits", ie they are workers. In other words, at the moment, 32% of the population works in the national economy, earning an average of 3380 lei. Most of them working in the field of services (54.3%). The prevalence of people employed in services is typical of all European countries (and not only). However, the share of people employed in agriculture in Moldova is 5 times higher than in the EU

Of the total number of those who work for the homeland, only about 8% are civil servants and leaders, and almost 1/3 of the total employed population are unskilled workers.

In this country, everyone knows what mayors and deputies, councilors and ministers do, and virtually no one wonders what ordinary workers do. Those who, through physical effort, earn their living by plowing the land or sweeping the streets. In essence, however, they are the real workers, the protagonists of this holiday. It is to them that all the attention and glory of this day should be given.

And we, through this article, congratulate all the workers on this day, which may not even be a holiday in essence, but it is at least an occasion to remember them. Congratulations to all the representatives of the known and lesser-known professions, which are worth mentioning: paraffin and polymer cheesemakers, manufacturers of abrasive cloth articles, cable peelers, explorers of natural objects for collections, of bands for locomotive speedometers, wax paste boilers, glue and impregnation mixture, electroplating, laminate and pipe straightness, foremen at cheese maturation, operators at the washing and cleaning unit, decorative drawing painters on wood, etc.