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Labour Day
Tajikistan

Labour Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Tajikistan

Labour Day on 1 May is a holiday in the Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan. This holiday was long associated with the Soviet Union. Today, however, Labour Day is a general celebration of workers and workers’ rights, and a welcome day off.

YearDateDayHoliday
20231 MayMonLabour Day
20241 MayWedLabour Day
20251 MayThuLabour Day
20261 MayFriLabour Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Tajikistan’s Labour Code requires a paid day off for most national holidays and a replacement day if you can’t get off. Plus, it requires workers are let off early on the day before a holiday.

To help protect jobs in Tajikistan, the government has tried to encourage diversification of the economy, which is dominated by cotton and aluminium exports. Cotton production supports three-quarters of the rural population. Also, there is an effort to curb the illegal drug trade, which accounts for over a third of the GDP. These are both important focuses on Labour Day in Tajikistan.

The origin of this worldwide holiday is the 4 May 1886 Haymarket Massacre during a labour protest in Chicago, USA. As the world industrialised in the mid to late 1800’s, the dismal working conditions in many factories led to a protest movement.

The Haymarket Massacre became a key moment in the movement, leading to the establishment of Labour Day, then called “International Workers Day”, to demand things like an 8-hour work day, safer working conditions, and increased pay.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20221 MaySunLabour Day
2 MayMonLabour Day Holiday
20211 MaySatLabour Day
3 MayMonLabour Day Holiday
20201 MayFriLabour Day
20191 MayWedLabour Day
20181 MayTueLabour Day
20171 MayMonLabour Day