{
  "id": 11474152,
  "title": "Proposal to Eliminate Five Public Holidays in Colombia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/proposal-to-eliminate-five-public-holidays-in-colombia",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/02/colombia-proposal-eliminate-five-public-holidays/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Colombia may soon have fewer public holidays on its work calendar, but workers' rest time will not be reduced. The Colombian Federation of Freight Transport and Logistics (Colfecar) has proposed eliminating five public holidays and converting them into additional vacation days for employees. This initiative aims to boost productivity by reducing the days when freight vehicles face traffic restrictions. The proposal, presented by Colfecar's chairman Sebastian Echeverry, was made during the opening of the industry association's congress. By transferring these days to workers' vacation periods, employees would retain their time off, while companies would benefit from more days available for operations. Colombia has 19 public holidays in 2026, and restrictions related to these days can cause at least 24 hours of lost operations for each date. The proposal, which would require legislative approval, seeks to maintain continuity in the movement of goods and reduce periods when vehicles remain idle, ultimately increasing productivity across various sectors of the economy.",
  "summary": "Colombia could have fewer public holidays on its work calendar, but not necessarily fewer days off. That is the proposal put forward by the Colombian Federation of Freight Transport and Logistics (Colfecar), which proposes eliminating five public holidays and turning them into five additional vacation days for workers. The initiative seeks to reduce the days […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}