Hari Buruh 2021: Ucapan May Day-Labor Day & Kutipan Tokoh Dunia

tirto.id - Selamat Hari Buruh Sedunia 2021! Hari Buruh Internasional atau International Workers’ Day juga sering dikenal dengan sebutan May Day di beberapa negara.

International Workers’ Day ini tidak dirayakan bersamaan di seluruh dunia. Setiap negara punya tanggal peringatan hari buruh yang berbeda-beda.

Di Indonesia sendiri Hari Buruh Internasional diperingati setiap 1 Mei yang merupakan hari libur (tanggal merah). May Day ini telah lama menjadi titik fokus demonstrasi oleh berbagai kelompok komunis, sosialis, dan anarkis.

May Day juga dikenal sebagai Hari Pekerja Internasional untuk merayakan hak-hak buruh dan delapan jam kerja sehari di Amerika Serikat. May Daysebagai hari buruh ini lahir dari sebuah federasi internasional, sebuah kelompok sosialis dan serikat buruh menetapkan yang 1 Mei sebagai hari untuk mendukung para pekerja, dalam rangka memperingati Kerusuhan Haymarket di Chicago pada tahun 1886.

Kanada, Australia, Selandia Baru, dan Belanda juga merayakan Hari Buruh pada tanggal yang berbeda; meskipun itu ada hubungannya dengan bagaimana liburan itu berasal di negara-negara tersebut.

Untuk memperingati Hari Buruh Internasional 1 Mei ini, berikut adalah kutipan dari sejumlah tokoh dunia tentang semangat pekerja/buruh.

1. “No human masterpiece has been created without great labour.” – Andre Gide
2. "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. “Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles
4. “Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work.” – Booker T. Washington
5. “Dare to be honest and fear no labour.” – Robert Burns
6. “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” – Harvey Mackay
7. “The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” – Mother Teresa
8. "A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them." - Elbert Hubbard
9. “Take rest. A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” – Ovid
10. “Nothing will work unless you do” – Maya Angelou
11. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle
12. “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” – Thomas Edison
13. "Genius begins great works. Labor alone finishes them." - Joseph Joubert
14. "Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
15. "The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." - Oprah Winfrey
16. "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." -Confucius
17. "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi
18. "Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams." Donovan Bailey
19. “The supreme accomplishment is to blur the lines between work and play.” – Arnold J. Toynbee
20. “As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force.” – Elizabeth Esty
21. “Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.” – Samuel Gompers
22. “Labor Day means grilling outside!” – Katie Lee