Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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While most of us understand the importance of housing, the nuts and bolts of how housing markets and...
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America, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Latin American countries are implementing conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs as a strategy to combat poverty and promote economic stability. CCT programs provide money to those living in poverty on the condition that the citizens fulfill specific...
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America, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
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COVID-19 has hit Latin America hard on the health, economic, and social fronts. Week after week, Brazil,...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The dramatic increase in working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 million people worldwide.
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Africa, Egypt, Ghana, South Sudan, America, Argentina, Mexico, United States, Uruguay, Asia, India, Europe, France, United Kingdom
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
On 3 December 2020, the ISSA Social Security Virtual Summit for the Americas brought together more than 500 administrators, managers and experts in the field from across the region. Under the theme Towards a new normal: Challenges and opportunities, the...
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America, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Carmen Almeida, 56, worries about keeping in touch with her fellow domestic workers. Most haven’t worked...
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Africa, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, America, Mexico, Peru, United States, Asia, India, Thailand, Europe, Bulgaria
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Friday, November 6, 2020
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My first job in the public sector was for a cash transfer programme called Ellas Hacen (They Do) in...
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America, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Asia, India
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
La crisis económica avanza. Se reportan casi 350 mil empleos perdidos en menos de un mes (13/03 a 6/04). El 5 de abril, el presidente refrendó los programas y proyectos prioritarios, con algunos aumentos de cobertura. Por ello, hay quienes creen que...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
El gobierno de Jalisco anunció que, ante el incierto panorama económico que enfrenta el mundo por la propagación del coronavirus, se implementarán una serie de acciones como la condonación de pagos y renovación de permisos para tianguis y...
Thursday, March 19, 2020
La situación actual para la economía de los mexicanos no es la mejor debido a las implicaciones que conlleva el coronavirus, razón por la cual el Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (Infonavit) trabaja en un plan de apoyo...
