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This monthly
recap of January 2003 worldwide public holidays news and updates, covers all the countries
of the world, and is based on our daily review
of hundreds of online newspapers, government sites, and institutional sources,
and over a decade of experience following
worldwide public holidays, to place current events in context, and anticipate on
possible future changes.
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Date |
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News Item Summary
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16-Jan-2003 |
Chile |
 Chile Adds May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Diario Oficial De La Republica De Chile-Santiago) - Summary: Chile's Labour Code (Codigo del Trabajo) has been amended in its Article 35 by the inclusion of May 1st as an annual public holiday, "Día Nacional del Trabajo". Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
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16-Jan-2003 |
Latvia |
 Latvia's Parliament Rejects Orthodox Christmas Public Holiday (Source: Associated Press-Riga) - Summary: The Saeima (Latvia's Parliament) has rejected a proposal to make Orthodox Christmas (January 7) a new annual non-working public holiday in Latvia. Links: full story and other Latvia news and updates.
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12-Jan-2003 |
Togo |
 Togo Declares January 14 Public Holiday (Source: Radio Togo-Lome) - Summary: Togo's President, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, has declared Tuesday, January 14, 2003, as a one-off additional non-working public holiday throughout Togo. Links: full story and other Togo news and updates.
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9-Jan-2003 |
UAE |
 UAE Declares Eid Al Adha Public Holiday For Private Sector (Source: Emirates News Agency-WAM) - Summary: The UAE's Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Dr Khalid Al Khazraji, has announced that all private sector companies in the UAE will have three days of public holidays for the upcoming Eid Al Adha, starting from Monday, February 10, 2003. Links: full story and other UAE (United Arab Emirates) news and updates.
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8-Jan-2003 |
Australia |
 Australia's NSW Declares Day In Lieu For Australia Day Public Holiday (Source: AAP-Sydney) - Summary: The Special Minister for State of Australia's NSW, John Della Bosca, has announced that a public holiday had been gazetted in NSW for Monday, January 27, 2003, giving residents a long weekend to celebrate Australia Day. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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6-Jan-2003 |
Kazakhstan |
 Kazakhstan May Add Christian And Muslim Public Holidays (Source: Pravda-Moscow) - Summary: Members of the Majilis (the lower house of parliament in Kazakhstan) have drafted amendments to the law on public holidays to extend the list of official public holiday in Kazakhstan to include Orthodox Christmas, Kurban Ayt (Feast of Sacrifice) and Ramazan Ayt (End of Ramadan). Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.
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5-Jan-2003 |
Russia |
 Russia's Federation Council Chair Calls For Another Public Holiday (Source: RIA-Novosti) - Summary: Sergey Mironov, the Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembley of the Russian Federation, and a close ally of President Putin, announced that he will launch an initiative to amend the Labor Code (last modified in December 2001) to make 31 December an official annual public holiday, so that "people have the opportunity to prepare thoroughly for the major holiday of the year". Links: full story and other Russia news and updates.
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3-Jan-2003 |
Lesotho |
 Lesotho Announces 2003 Public Holidays List (Source: The Ministry Of Home Affairs-Maseru) - Summary: Lesotho's Ministry Of Home Affairs has published the official list of public holidays in Lesotho for the calendar year 2003. Links: full story and other Lesotho news and updates.
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3-Jan-2003 |
Australia |
Australia Day 2003 Day In Lieu In Victoria (Source: AAP-Melbourne) - Summary: A spokeswoman for the Victorian state government announced that Monday, January 27, 2003, would be an official public holiday, in lieu of January 26, which falls on a Sunday this year. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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3-Jan-2003 |
Jersey |
 Jersey Amends Public Holidays Law (Source: States of Jersey-Saint Helier) - Summary: The States of Jersey have gazetted the "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays(Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2003" which amends the "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951". Links: full story and other Jersey news and updates.
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