Labour Day

As well as being International Women's day yesterday, Victoria celebrated Labour Day.

I love this monument in Melbourne designed to commemorate the eight-hour working day. It comes out of the efforts of men who pressed their claim back in 1856.

Under the ‘888’ on the top of the obelisk, the inscription reads: ‘Labour, Recreation, Peace’. These refer to a popular slogan of the time:

"Eight hours to work, eight hours to play, eight hours to sleep, and eight bob* a day."

So we've been talking about work-life balance for a while now.

Labour Day reminds us that ONE THING worth achieving is the right to a fair wage, meaningful work, time to rest and enjoy life - for everyone.