<P> In Cambodia, it is known as International Labour Day and is a public holiday . </P> <P> 1 May is a statutory holiday in the People's Republic of China . Prior to 2008, it was a three - day holiday, but is now just the one day . However, it is usually supplemented by two other days to give the appearance of a three - day holiday, but not being statutory holidays the extra days have to be "made up" by working either the preceding or following weekend . For example, in 2013, 1 May fell on Wednesday . Most workplaces, including all government offices, took Monday 29 April, Tuesday 30 April, and Wednesday 1 May off . As the first two days were not statutory holidays they had to be "made up" by working the preceding weekend (27 and 28 April). </P> <P> In Hong Kong, 1 May is known as Labour Day and has been considered a public holiday since 1999 . </P> <P> In India, Labour Day is a public holiday held on every 1 May . It is celebrated as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas . The holiday is tied to labour movements for communist and socialist political parties . Labour Day is known as "Kamgar Din" in Hindi, "Karmikara Dinacharane" in Kannada, "Karmika Dinotsavam in Telugu, "Kamgar Divas" in Marathi, "Uzhaipalar dhinam" in Tamil, "Thozhilaali Dinam" in Malayalamand Shromik Divas in ((Bengali)). In North India, and Labour Day is mostly not given its previous importance as a holiday now . </P>

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