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Labor reform in Ecuador will have 5 critical points

The Assembly has until March 24 of this month to approve or reject the draft Labor Reform Ecuador, which presents five critical points.  Maternity  The workers, concluded the license or maternity or paternity leave, is entitled to an optional and voluntary unpaid leave until...
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Child labor still exists in Ecuador

“Plan Internacional” published in Quito, this past March 9th, the results of its study entitled ‘The reality of domestic labor and adolescents in Ecuador’. The document records that children and adolescents spend 18.72 hours a week to housework. The gap...
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Manuela Picq is still trying to return to Ecuador

Manuela Picq is still trying to attempt to return to the country and there have been protests in international forums. The weekend was in Miami, United States. Before she took his case Brussels. And will continue to do so, in mind has to go to the Inter-American Commission on...
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CORDICOM has new staff

With the presidency of Patricio Zambrano in the Council Regulation of Communication (Cordicom), a new staff has entered the body. From February 1st, Zambrano is the president of the organization, who also leads the Socialist Party and the United Front, which supports the...
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Ecuadorian President wonders if there will be an outrage towards the bullying received by Pamela Aguirre

The Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, asked on his Twitter account if “someone in the women’s movement will be outraged” towards the bullying received by Pamela Aguirre”. His tweet was a reference to a previous message by the ex-legislator, Diego...
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3 million dollars is the total raised in seafood fair

Ten Ecuadorian companies participated in the fair Seafood Expo North America, held in Boston (USA) from 6 to 8 March. According to Pro-Ecuador, more than 3 million were generated in business at this event that attracts more than 20,000 buyers and suppliers of fresh seafood,...
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Otavaleños are artisan masters

Otavaleños are a dominating presence in the craft markets of Guayaquil; being artisans is in their blood, most of their ancestors were engaged in developing fabrics, garments and all kinds of products in different materials. The ancient techniques and technologies used b...
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Shrimp and banana are the best export products from Ecuador

The fall in the economy could have been greater than the 4.78% recorded last year, if it wasn’t for the two stars of the Ecuadorian export sector: bananas and shrimp. While illiquidity took umbrage with the public sector, the ports located at the south of Guayaquil faced...
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The finances of Ecuadorian Banks are healthy

An analysis was done, regarding the finances of 22 Ecuadorian Banks, and the results stated they were healthy. Although this fact doesn’t mean that those banks enjoy high profits. The report indicated that one of the most relevant or revealing indicators of the financial...
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Ministry of Interior will investigate the harassment done to Pamela Aguirre

The Ecuadorian Minister of Interior, José Serrano, announced today that he will investigate the harassment done to Pamela Aguirre, a member of a group that seeks a constitutional provision that will enable current President, Rafael Correa, to launch his candidacy in 2017 Aguirre...
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