--- title: "#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_LaborAlert: Ministry of Labor Suspends Work Activities Due to Tropical Storm Melissa" description: Tropical Storm Melissa image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/mujer-con-paraguas-en-la-carretera-en-la-ciudad-por-la-noche-durante-la-temporada-de-lluvias.jpg --- [![BDS blanco ingles](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png?width=100&height=50&name=BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png "BDS blanco ingles")](https://www.bdsasesores.com) - [Team](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/team/) - [Services](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/services/) - Blog - [Labor Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog) - [Corporate Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/apriori-blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Store](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/tienda/) - [Contact](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/contact/) - English - [English](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Español](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=es-cr) ![](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Theme-Delight%20BDS%20Asesores/images/logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png?width=200&name=logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png) ##### Oct 28, 2025 5:53:23 PM ##### 1 min. read #DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Ministry of Labor Suspends Work Activities Due to Tropical Storm Melissa 1:15 # #DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Ministry of Labor Suspends Work Activities Due to Tropical Storm Melissa The Government has announced the **suspension of all public and private work activities** starting at 1:00 p.m. on **Wednesday, October 22 through Thursday, October 23, 2025.** This preventive measure is intended to mitigate the potential impact of **Tropical Storm Melissa**, which continues to approach national territory. According to the Emergency Operations Center (COE in Spanish), the suspension **will apply exclusively to provinces currently under red alert:** - Greater Santo Domingo - San Cristóbal - Peravia - Azua - Barahona - Pedernales - San José de Ocoa - San Juan de la Maguana In these areas, authorities have ordered the **temporary suspension of work activities** to protect the population and prevent potential harm resulting from adverse weather conditions. The Ministry of Labor emphasized that the decision aims to **ensure the safety of workers** and the general public, in light of the heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts forecasted across various regions of the country. 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