Unions in Ecuador demand respect and protection for workers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Representatives of Ecuador’s labor unions demanded respect for workers’ rights through slogans focused on their…
April 30, 2021Section
Ecuador
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court approves abortion for rape in landmark ruling
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Constitutional Court of Ecuador decriminalized abortion in cases of rape on Wednesday, a historic…
April 29, 2021
Wind energy fuels black market for balsawood in Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Wind energy has boosted the consumption of balsawood in Ecuador and fueled a black market…
April 26, 2021
Ecuador completes first day of massive weekend confinement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The first day of the new massive confinement in Ecuador was fulfilled this Saturday, April…
April 25, 2021
Ecuador presents study suggesting reforms to the pension system
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The government of Ecuador presented this Friday a diagnosis on the Social Security Disability, Old…
April 24, 2021
Blinken talks with Ecuador’s president-elect Lasso about Venezuela and US support
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone this Friday, April 23, with Ecuador’s…
April 24, 2021
Ecuador’s Parliament approves controversial law maintaining and regulating “dollarization”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The plenary of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador approved this Thursday with 84 votes…
April 23, 2021
Deforestation in the Amazon, an environmental epidemic in silent boom
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the shadow of the covid-19 crisis, the Amazon is silently suffering one of its…
April 22, 2021
Ecuador announces curfew, curbs as Covid-19 again overwhelms hospitals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ecuador on Wednesday, April 21, implemented a nighttime curfew and other mobility restrictions as a…
April 22, 2021