From PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy Red Tape Forces Thousands to Scratch a Living in Informal Labor Sector by Roberto Ortiz March 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm Bolivian President Evo Morales has once again come to an agreement with the Bolivian Worker’s Center (COB) to increase their workers pay by…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivian workers may get 15% increase on seniority bonus
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: By increasing the minimum wage Seniority bonus rises 15% Work. Businesses Reject increase and announce study to see the impact of the measure. The increase from 8.5% to 15% have basic and the national minimum, made automatically upload the seniority bonus of a worker up to 15% in all…
30.2% of Bolivian population were victim of corruption since the masismo assumed power… WTH?!
Bolivia has been shaken by increasing corruption and violence levels since the coca-grower caudillo assumed presidency. Almost a decade has past and over $150 billion dollars wasted. The ochlocracy is ruling the country and anarchy takes over. The following is an excerpt of The Economist article on corruption and my comment in that site: ……
Bolivia’s recurrent ordeal, disastrous gov’s performance on road maintenance!
Bolivia, on a yearly, seasonal time, endures floods, road destruction and this government which claims its success and bonanza, has failed over the last nine years to provide adequate infrastructure and response to heavy rain, floods and disaster. The following news reflect our ordeal: From The Telegraph: Floods bring bridge down in Bolivia A bridge…
Bolivian Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra is honored by the USA
The USA gave a recognition award to Ms. Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra, Founder and Director, Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer (Bolivia), here some excerpts of a well deserved award! [Our Julieta Montano is third from the right] [… now follows the remarks made about our Bolivian pride:] [by] DEPUTY SECRETARY HIGGINBOTTOM: … Rosa Julieta Montano…
Food inflation rose 2% in two months
La Prensa reports: JUBILEE FOUNDATION FOOD ROSE 2% IN TWO MONTHS The first two months of 2015, food prices rose 2%, as estimated by the Jubilee Foundation. The February rate was 0.11% and is lower than those recorded during the previous three months. According to INE, inflation in February was 0.34%; while food prices rose…
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