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RAD­HI­CA DE SIL­VA

May 1 is tra­di­tion­al­ly marked by the raised voic­es of the trade union move­ment—plac­ards held high, griev­ances aired, and de­mands for bet­ter wages and work­ing con­di­tions echo­ing through the streets in the an­nu­al May Day march.

This year, how­ev­er, the fa­mil­iar bel­low of dis­con­tent was re­placed by ap­plause, as Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar was sworn in for a sec­ond term as Prime Min­is­ter, once again buoyed by the sup­port of or­gan­ised labour.