May Day: Who has to work the National Holiday
VOV.VN - Most workers have a holiday on May Day (May 1), but there are still those who must work on the holiday to earn their living.
Most city bus drivers don’t get the day off. |
Nor do most city sanitation workers. |
Their responsibility is to keep the streets clean, especially on national holidays. |
Post office workers also must work regular shifts to deliver the mail and newspapers throughout the country. |
Pictured is a motorcycle transporting flowers to the market in Long Bien at 1am on May Day. |
Workers at the Long Bien Market don’t get many holidays off, including May 1. |
They work around the clock. |
Despite a hard job, a female workers is happy with her work. |
Many workers in the services sector such as salespersons, motorcycle drivers, staff at entertainment sites don’t get the May Day holiday off. |
These workers still must toil on the holiday to earn their living. |
Notably, railway staff also must work the holiday. |