Law
This law makes 1 May an official holiday called Labour Day, halting work for employees and workers in public administrations, municipalities, private enterprises and liberal professions, with pay protected and extra compensation for those required to work. Employers who violate it face the penalties of the Labour Code.
This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1959. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.
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