By Gregory Beltrán, Los Tiempos: Jubilee Says Poverty Has the Face of Women, Youth, and Rural Farmers The Jubilee Foundation warns of the impact of poverty on vulnerable groups. | Carlos López. The famous 1985 warning by four-time President Víctor Paz Estenssoro that “Bolivia is dying” has been echoed over the years by repeated calls…
Tag: underemployment
Bolivia: Needs a Wartime Economy | Necesita una economía de guerra
Editorial, El Dia: Germany was in ruins in 1945, destroyed by war and suffocated by the price controls imposed by the Nazi regime. Bolivia is going through a similar situation: devastated after 53 days of criminal road blockades that wiped out more than $1 billion, destroyed foreign markets, and cost lives. Bolivia needs its own…
Mothers Trapped in Informal Employment | Madres atrapadas en la informalidad laboral
By Valentina H. Rubin de Celis, El Pais: Between Caregiving and the Informal Economy Between 70% and 85% of women work in the informal economy, meaning they lack job stability, health insurance, and retirement contributions. The situation becomes even more difficult when motherhood is added to the equation. Care Work Is Essential, Yet Invisible More…
The salary negotiation and reality | La negociación salarial y la realidad
Editorial, El Deber: The Bolivian Labor Confederation and the Government are in full negotiation over salary increases. The labor union is asking for an eight percent increase in the basic salary and a seven percent increase in the national minimum wage. This aspiration is completely detached from reality, reflecting a trend towards tightening belts in…
The wage policy is destroying dignified employment | La política salarialista está destruyendo el empleo digno
Ronald Nostas, El Deber: A few days ago, the Bolivian Labor Federation (COB), which represents less than 10% of the country’s workers, presented the government with a list of 152 demands that include measures in the political, legal, and economic spheres, most of which are outside its responsibility and competence. Of all these demands, the…
82.8% Of Bolivians Generate Their Own Employment | El 82.8 % De Los Bolivianos Genera Su Propio Empleo
El Mundo: The main leader of the Confederation of Trade Unionists of Bolivia, César González, has emphasized that the unemployment statistics provided by the government are considerably far from reality. González underlined the presence of his organization in more than 300 municipalities, highlighting that new merchants emerge every day due to the growing shortage of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 