Overview
- The Executive published Supreme Decree No. 020-2026-TR on Oct. 24, formally setting region-by-region compensable non-working days for the pope's Nov. 11–16 visit.
- The schedule covers Lima and Callao (Nov. 11 from 1 p.m., Nov. 12 from 1 p.m., and Nov. 16 all day), Cajamarca, La Libertad, Lambayeque and Piura (Nov. 13–14 all day), and Cusco and Ucayali (Nov. 15 for the private sector).
- These days are 'no laborables' but not public holidays, so workers must make up lost hours and private‑sector application requires employer-employee agreement or a decision by the employer if no agreement is reached.
- The government justified the measure with crowd forecasts, estimating more than one million people in Lambayeque and about 850,000 in Cusco, and said regions the pope will not visit were included because many faithful are expected to travel to event sites.
- Critics including ex‑labor minister Jorge González Izquierdo say the closures will cut productivity and production in larger sectors such as manufacturing and mining, and could impose real economic costs despite tourism gains.