Two May Day rallies are held in the Nuwara Eliya District by political parties representing the estate workers.

The Ceylon Workers' Congress is holding its May Rally in Nuwara Eliya under the patronage of the CWC General Secretary Arumigam Thondaman.

The National Workers' Congress is holding its May Rally in Thalawakele under its leader Palani Digambaram. Since the NWC is a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance, its two other constituent parties are also taking part in the rally.

Therefore, Mano Ganesan's Democratic People's Front and V Radhakrishnan's Up-country People's Front are also taking part in the rally.