Lawyer Delroy Duncan will be the guest speaker at the Labour Day Banquet on Friday.

The Bermuda Industrial Union is organising the event, with the theme “Progress towards a fairer Bermuda”, at the Fairmont Southampton.

Mr Duncan’s recent legal cases have included representing protesters angry at police use of pepper spray during a demonstration in December 2016.

Cocktails begin at 6.45pm and dinner at 8pm. Tickets priced $125 are available from LaVerne Furbert at lfurbert@biu.bm.

The Labour Day march takes place on Monday, from Union Square, at 11am.

It will feature speeches from labour leaders and government ministers, followed by entertainment. People are urged to wear red.