The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) issued a statement congratulating workers on the occasion of International Workers’ Day, May 1, and stated: “May 1 marks International Labor Day, the day that historically consolidates the role and importance of the struggling workers in society, as they are considered one of the main pillars of society, and contribute through their effort, fatigue and struggle, to the development of many aspects of their societies. They represent the values ​​of a democratic society through its construction with their hands.”

The statement continued, "Class and societal differences have always dominated the Syrian scene, where workers did not get, in return for their effort and fatigue, what they wanted and deserved. The imperfect rights of workers are considered among the most important reasons and motives that prompted the toiling class to go out to the squares to demand their rights. Now in the midst of all this complexity and absent solutions from the Syrian scene, the right of workers to have a role worthy of their toil in the future of Syria is a fundamental and important matter.”

The statement added, "We welcome the 1st of May this year amid great and rapid developments, and we are all pained by what the affairs of the working class and all classes of society are leading to. Yet, all this does not prevent us from remembering this historic holiday and congratulating the workers in north and east Syria and all of Syria."

"We hope that goodness, peace and well-being will prevail on the coming May Day, leading to a new decentralized, democratic Syria, and that the opportunities in it will be equal on the basis of justice and equality, guarantee the role of workers and sanctify their tireless pursuit of society’s progress and development through what their benevolent hands do,” the AANES statement concluded.