Assisi, AIDA observe ‘Workers Day’

Along with the rest of the world, Assisi and AIDA-SBI Gram Seva observed “International Workers’ Day” on May 1.
Assisi: Observing the “International Workers’ Day” at Assisi auditorium, speaker, superior of Assisi Campus, Salomi Rongmei highlighted that the day is observed to commemorate the hard work, dedication of labours irrespective of their roles and positions and to appreciate and acknowledge their great contributions.
Rongmei stressed on the importance of self-respect, where she opined that “work in itself does not give them respect or dignity”, but maintained that it was how they consider their work to be of equal importance adding that every work is important.
She said “if we carry out our job with respect, then automatically, we gain respect”. In this, she urged them to give respect to others just as they respect themselves, for they are all dependent on each other.
The programme was chaired by Vanbeni, while coordinator of Child Right Movement, Geeta Lakra emphasized on the importance of the day. Around 40 people attended the programme.
AIDA-SBI Gram Seva: ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) – Don Bosco, SBI Foundation Gram Seva programme, Dimapur, observed “International Workers Day” with the five adopted villages – Khriezephe, Diezephe, Urra, Bade and Tsithrongse.
A press release from PRO AIDA informed that AIDA, through SBI Gram Seva with the five adopted villages celebrated the day by conducting mass cleanliness drive, honouring the workers by coming together and creating unity and togetherness within the community. It also informed that the day was observed to remember and reflect oneself and appreciate the beauty of nature and the importance of community and also remembering peoples’ struggles for social justice and workers’ rights. The activity was led by the village council members and the community.