May Day: Nitin Gadkari demands better facilities for unorganised workers

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On International Workers' Day, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari called for better amenities for unorganised workers, including access to health, housing and education facilities.

“There are laws that take care of the needs of workers in the organised sector and trade unions also look after them. However, unorganised workers should get proper housing, health and education facilities for themselves and their families,” Gadkari said, at an event, marking the International Workers' Day today.

May Day, or the International Workers’ Day, originated in 1884, when the Federation of Organised Trades and Labour Unions of the United States and Canada demanded