El Deber reports: 65% of Bolivian millennials work in private companies The Captura Consulting firm, conducted 1,120 surveys in La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, to develop the study on the Millennials Generation in Bolivia. 65% of Bolivian millennials prefer to work in private companies, revealed the Millennials Generation in Bolivia study, by…
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Bolivia: UN human rights office condemns killing of vice minister and three miners
From the UN News Centre: Bolivia: UN human rights office condemns killing of vice minister and three miners 30 August 2016 – The United Nations human rights office today spoke out against the killing of a government minister by a group of striking miners last Thursday, as well as deadly clashes between police and people…
Climatological phenomena wreak havoc in the country
El Diario reports: Climatological phenomena wreak havoc in the country • SENAMHI orange alert determined by the temperature drop in six departments. In three emergency departments it is maintained. Recorded winds speeds between 30 and 70 kph. In areas of the east and south, the temperature will be below zero degrees. The nine departments recorded…
Minimum economic contribution of cooperatives BUT humongous political clout!
El Diario reports: INE published data Minimum economic contribution of cooperatives The National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed that mining cooperatives and small ones contributed to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with just 2.2 percent between January and May 2016. During this period, these two sectors have produced 58,692 metric tons of fine zinc concentrates; the total…
Miners’ protest in Bolivia becomes deadly
Reuters reports in Today OnLine: Miners’ protest in Bolivia becomes deadly At least one person was killed and dozens injured in Bolivia on Thursday (August 24) after miners and riot police exchanged sticks of dynamite and tear gas during a protest to demand better work conditions. The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (FENCOMIN),…
Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark
CPH Post reports: Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark Project testing whether quinoa can be a commercially viable enterprise in Lolland August 22nd, 2016 12:21 pm| by Christian W You wouldn’t think that a crop that grows at high elevations in the mountains of Bolivia could be…
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