23 October - 29 October

Fighting for the eight-hour working day

Labour Day commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day. New Zealand workers were among the first in the world to claim this right when, in 1840, the carpenter Samuel Parnell won an eight-hour day in Wellington. Labour Day was first celebrated in New Zealand on 28 October 1890, when several thousand trade union members and supporters attended parades in the main centres. Government employees were given the day off to attend the parades and many businesses closed for at least part of the day.

Activities:
Starting on a new page in your books, write down the heading Mapping Skills and Direction.

Copy the Learning Objective  and Success Criteria.

Next answer the questions from the slide below in your Global Studies book.

For your information,

Copy the compass points image below in your book and label the compass points.