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Selected Buenos Aires Districts Declare July 31 Local Non‑Working Day as Peru Confirms August Holidays

Local decrees close municipal offices and some state bank services, changing schedules and short‑term travel plans.

Food Banks Stage Free Food Distributions in Multiple U.S. Cities

Dutch Cabinet Set to Ban Temp Agency Workers in Meat‑Processing Industry

Spain’s Biggest Unions Create Strike Funds and Give Government a July 31 Ultimatum

Peru and Argentina Move to Patchwork Days Off for Local Festivals and Tourist Long Weekends

Argentina Opens Voluntary Retirement Scheme for National Park Staff

Sanitation Workers Halt Garbage Collection in Salvador

SPD Proposes One-Day Increase to Germany's Minimum Annual Vacation

Mexico City Lawmakers Send Proposal to Expand Paternity Leave as IMCO Lays Out Costs

German Law Bars Dismissals After Parental Leave Request

Victoria Introduces Law Guaranteeing Two Days' Work From Home

Spahn Pushes SPD to Move Ahead on Weekly Working‑Time Cap

Brazil Reports Record Child Labor Removals After Intensified Inspections

Next National Feriadão Is Three Months Away as Six Holidays Remain in 2026

Unions Demand Tougher Laws After Four Migrant Workers Found Burned to Death

France Misses EU Pay-Transparency Deadline

Moscow Ombud Proposes Lowering Work Age to 12 and Reviving Youth Work Camps

Lawmakers and Governor Pressure Apple Over Towson Store Closure

Mexico City Lawmakers Back Home Office for Extreme Rains

Coalition to Replace Eight‑Hour Day With Weekly Cap, Exposing Major Political Rift