ILO urges Bolivian government to consult for salary increases! Enough of cheap demagogue!

El Diario reports: ILO urges tripartite dialogue Government must consult for salary increases • The Committee on the Application of Standards requires government authorities to carry out “in-depth consultations” with employers and workers to define increments • The CEPB requires the Government to redirect the policy of salary increases affecting private entrepreneurs, which is why…

Bolivia: BONOSOL programme is 21 years old, this year

Bonosol was sustainable, based on how well revenues from our exports came about. It was across the board, for all elderly, regardless of any other consideration. So, it worked and it is time to find more sound investments to make it sustainable. Something that this government has trouble to understand and grasp … The above…

Bolivian Businessmen declared emergency against evo’s demagogue!

El Diario reports: According to economists, was a “late reaction” Businessmen declared emergency • During the Congress held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, after almost eight hours of analysis and thematic work, the private sector decided to submit its complaint to an international organization based in Geneva. Faced with the imminence of meeting the…

Salaries of professionals fell by 20% between 2005 and 2017

People with post-graduate degrees are facing low salary offers which does not equal to their capacities … this government, specially evo is always demeaning education, he said he does not like to read, he said he can do anything and lawyers can fix that … Some of his appointees have minimal if any academic training…

A rational wage increase is the best option for Bolivia!

Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: IBCE suggests a rational wage increase From the IBCE, they consider that an increase higher than the index of inflation would bring negative consequences in the companies and would affect labor stability. Gary Rodriguez, general manager of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE), warned Wednesday [04/05/2017] that a…