As usual, the 132nd International Labour Day, also known as May Day, was observed with much fanfare across the world on Saturday.
Before the Industrial Revolution, the pace of human civilisation was smooth, steady and friendly in the Western as well as the Eastern parts of this planet. Earlier skilled craftsmen did their manual works while the workers would perform their duties based on their physical strength to the level of satisfying their masters.
It was because there was no rush for producing goods in large amount for money and pecuniary greed among masters. But, the Industrial Revolution that was led by the then super power Great Britain followed by the United States of America, Italy and France since 1760 affected the human civilisations on various fronts. It impacted labourers in two ways - it expedited purchase and sales of labour force and forceful exploitation of their work, which helped increase production.