This Sunday, February 5, Ecuadorians must comply with their electoral participation. You must choose the new mayors, prefects, councilors and members of the Citizen Participation Council. In addition, each voter will answer the questions of the popular consultation.
Due to the large number of ballots that an extensive day on Sunday will generate, the National Electoral Council requested a recoverable holiday for the day after the sectional elections, in order that the members of the Vote Receiving Boards (JRV) can fulfill their work. The request was approved by President Guillermo Lassoso the Ministry of Education announced the suspension of school activities for next Monday, February 6.
The fiscal educational institutions will have the day suspended and it will be recovered at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. In the case of the Costa-Galápagos regime, they must attend the activities on February 23, while for the Sierra-Amazonía they will go on June 22.
On the other hand, private, fiscal and municipal institutions will recover the day according to their own schedules. However, they must complete 200 working days in the school system.
As for the workersin it public sectoran additional hour will be worked during the eight subsequent days, from February 7 to 16, 2023. While in the private sector a mutual agreement must be reached between employees and employers. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso

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