Nicaragua: National holiday on July 19 and public sector holiday on July 20

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Nicaragua: National holiday on July 19 and public sector holiday on July 20

Nicaragua: National holiday on July 19 and public sector holiday on July 20

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July 18, 2022

The Minister of Labor of Nicaragua communicated that, according to article 66 of the Labor Code, Tuesday, July 19 is decreed as a mandatory national holiday, with the right to rest and salary for all workers of the country. July 19 celebrates the Revolution, which culminated in 1979 (due to the overthrow of the former president of Nicaragua, Anastasio Somoza Debayle).

Likewise, according to the second paragraph of the mentioned article, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 was declared a holiday with salary for all public sector workers, who will return to their ordinary work on Thursday, July 21 of the current year.

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