Mexico’s Informal Workforce Tops 33 Million Ahead of World Cup
Mexico's informal workforce hit 33.4 million in April with the informality rate at 55.2 percent, even as Sheinbaum touts World...
June 25, 2026Topic
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Hotel and non-hotel occupancy up in Paraguay
Overall occupancy reached 29.8% in the period, according to the report, with the non-hotel sector standing out with an average...
January 31, 2022
Governments of Paraguay and Chile close new trade agreement
key and of great relevance in strengthening economic relations between the two countries. In the last 10 years, trade with...
October 26, 2021
Peru Farmworkers Block Pan-American Highway Again in Pay Dispute
Striking Peruvian workers temporarily erected new blockades on the Pan-American Highway on Saturday, a day after they had ended a...
December 6, 2020
Peru Repeals Farm Law After Days of Road Blockades
Peru's Congress on Friday, December 4th, repealed a farming law that had triggered days of roadblocks and other protests by...
December 5, 2020
Foreign Work Visas Issued in Brazil Drop 60 Percent in Past Five Years
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of work visas issued to foreigners in Brazil...
November 26, 2018
Rio de Janeiro State Has Lost Over 500,000 Jobs Since 2014
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the latest jobs report from Brazil's Ministry of...
July 31, 2018
Brazil Unemployment Remains Stable Through May 2018
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to just-released figures, Brazil’s unemployment rate for the three-month...
July 2, 2018
Increased Productivity Key to Brazil’s Growth Says World Bank
If Brazil can boost labor productivity, the country's GDP could rise from 1.8 percent to 4.4 percent, according to the...
March 8, 2018