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source: Argentine Chamber of Deputies (Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación)
url: https://www4.hcdn.gov.ar/dependencias/dsecretaria/Periodo2002/PDF2002/TP2002/7107-D-02.pdf
document_type: pdf
date_retrieved: 2026-05-01
period: Current law (in force)
parent_publication: Ley de Feriados Nacionales y Días No Laborables
indicators_covered: [Labor Day / Día del Trabajador (May 1)]
---

# Ley de Feriados Nacionales y Días No Laborables — Argentina

**Source:** Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina  
**Document:** Ley de Feriados Generales y Días No Laborables (replaces Ley 21.329)  
**Law Number:** 22.655 (compilation year 2002)  
**Date of Law:** 2002 (Periodo 2002 folder indicates 2002 compilation)

## Legal Text

The law establishes as national holidays (*feriados nacionales*) in Argentina:

**Article 1, Section a) — National Holidays:**

4. **Primero (1°) de mayo, Día del Trabajador**

This confirms May 1st as the official "Día del Trabajador" (Labor Day) across all Argentine territory. The holiday is **non-transferable** (inamovible) — it is always observed on May 1 regardless of weekday.

## Exceptional Notes

- Article 13 of this law explicitly **derogates (repeals) Ley 21.329**, which previously established the same holiday. The substance of May 1 as Labor Day remains unchanged in the updated legal framework.
- The law includes provisions for moving holidays that fall on certain weekdays to Mondays (Article 6) but specifically **excludes** May 1, along with January 1, May 25, July 9, December 8, and December 25, from this transfer rule (Article 7).
- Therefore, **May 1, 2026 (Friday) is observed as a fixed-date national holiday.**

## Verification

- Title of document: "LEY DE FERIADOS GENERALES Y DÍAS NO LABORABLES"
- The enumerated list clearly includes "1° de mayo, Día del Trabajador"
- The document is an official PDF from the Argentine Chamber of Deputies website (hcdn.gov.ar), which is the authoritative source for national legislation.