Labor activists commemorated May 1 worldwide on Friday, with rallies and street protests. Demonstrators focused their calls on higher wages and better working conditions.  May 1 marks International Workers' Day , or Labor Day, and it counts as a public holiday in many countries, including Germany. On this day, workers' unions traditionally lead rallies to defend their support for higher wages, pensions, and to highlight inequality and other political issues. Paris is one of the cities that usually sees big gatherings on May 1 Image: Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo/picture alliance Protesters gathered in several major cities in Asia, Latin America, along with many European capitals. Several protests also took place in cities across the US, which does not observe May Day but has its own Labor Day federal holiday, typically celebrated in the month of September.…