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Ecuadornews: After almost four months of entering into force, the Ministry of Labor records that barely 4% of labor contracts correspond to new forms of contracting by sector. Before they were 1%. The minister of this portfolio, Raul Ledesma, acknowledged that this percentage is...

Ecuadornews: For the 20th of this month, the hearing to formulate charges for the alleged crime of money laundering was set against Ricardo R., the former vice president’s uncle, Jorge G., in the corruption case of Odebrecht. The diligence was convened for November 27...

Ecuadornews: Currently the legislation establishes that 50% of the musical content of the stations must be of national production. Now the reduction to 10% and 20% of that strip is considered. There is a long way to go in the Assembly on the improvement of the Organic Law of...

Ecuadornews: Former army commander, Luis Castro; the ex-commander of the GIR, Lenín Bolaños; and the former Minister of Security, Homero Arellano, are those summoned. The prosecutor of Pichincha, Fabián Salazar, who investigates the death of policeman Froilán Jiménez, during the...

The Ecuadorian State faces 36 legal proceedings against it in foreign courts. Among these is the Chevron 3 case, which in a partial award that was heard last Friday (September 7, 2018), was resolved in favor of this private firm. Although an amount has not yet been established....

Ecuadornews: This Friday, September 7, 2018, at 08:00 in Ecuador, it is expected that the arbitral tribunal of The Hague will make known the partial ruling in the million-dollar case that Chevron filed against the country. The government warned on Thursday that it will request...

Ecuadornews: A ‘defense’ more political than technical brings new problems to the country. The government of Lenin Moreno warns of a millionaire judicial setback in the arbitration filed by the Chevron-Texaco oil companies against the State and is already thinking of...

Ecuadornews: The American P3 Orion aircraft that arrived in the country last Wednesday afternoon as support for the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking will also be used to monitor the exclusive commercial zone of Galapagos to combat illegal fishing. The...

Ecuadornews: The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, said today in Tokyo that his country is going through a new stage of “opening to the world” to attract foreign investment, and highlighted the potential of sectors such as housing, energy or infrastructure. Moreno...

Ecuadornews: The recycling of used oils is promoted by five municipalities, a prefecture and eight private companies. This public and private management, through agreements, prevents these residues from contaminating rivers and water sources. According to data from the Quito...