From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday.

Activists around the globe are kicking off May Day demonstrations with workers rights rallies and marches for social justice causes

Thousands gathered in Union Park Thursday morning before marching to Grant Park for a rally marking May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, the global holiday commemorating the labor rights movement with roots in Chicago history.

University of Chicago student Karen Chuchuca thought of her father, an Ecuadorian immigrant who has worked as a truck driver for 25 years, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this week reinforcing a federal law requiring commercial motor drivers speak English.

Chicago was one of hundreds of cities across the country where people took to the streets to mark May Day, a holiday with deep roots in the city’s labor history.