Mexico Social Security Workers Storm Union Over Raise
IMSS workers in Mexico City forced their way into their union’s headquarters on 1 October, rejecting a 2.9% pay rise...
October 2, 2026Topic
social security
Brazil Gives Domestic Violence Victims Paid Leave
Brazil's Lula signed a measure giving women under a protective order up to six months of paid leave, funded by...
October 1, 2026
Argentina Pensions Rise 1.66% in October: Minimum Reaches US$332 With Bonus
ANSES has confirmed a 1.66% October rise: the minimum pension reaches ARS 505,748.51 — about US$332 — including the ARS...
September 29, 2026
Ecuador Social Security Institute Gets Noboa’s Party Director as Head
Noboa put Cynthia Gellibert, director of his ADN party, in charge of Ecuador's IESS pension and health institute and named...
September 29, 2026
Uruguay Lets Foreign Remote Workers Skip Social Security. Locals Skip It Anyway
Uruguay remote workers social security drew a July 2 Senate hearing: CUTI says locals paid abroad skip invoices and contributions,...
July 10, 2026
After a year in office, Ecuador’s Lasso is accused of neoliberal policies and authoritarian rule
On Tuesday, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will end his first year in office. 71.18% of respondents rated his government's work...
May 23, 2022
Brazil’s Senate passes Court-ordered debt PEC; text will return to Chamber of Deputies
The Senate passed the so-called Court-ordered federal debt proposed constitutional amendment (PEC) in two rounds in the early afternoon..
December 3, 2021
Brazil’s Treasury: 2021 year-to-date deficit would be near zero without Covid-19 spending
The Federal Treasury Secretary announced the estimate when explaining the R$73.432 (US$14.2) billion negative result recorded from January through July...
August 31, 2021
Budget 2021 may cause “shutdown” in the Brazilian economy
The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, warned President Jair Bolsonaro that the 2021 budget would be "unfeasible" with the accounting...
March 28, 2021