Tag: employment
Colombia 2018 election proposals: On unemployment
Colombia will take to the polls to elect a new president in May. These are the leading candidates’...
Beyond the Scandals: Colombia’s Presidential candidates on Economy
Colombia’s economy and employment are topics of vital importance to Colombian voters heading...
2 million people in formal employment because of tax reform: Gvt
Colombia’s top tax authority has defended the roll-out of a recent payroll tax, claiming...
Colombia’s unemployment stays below double digits in August
Colombia’s unemployment rate stayed below the double digit mark in August, registering 9.3%...
Colombia’s ministry of transport may ban traditional ‘chivas’
Colombia’s ministry of transport may decide to ban colorful buses called...
Colombia govt unveils bold support measures for abused women
The Colombian government on Thursday announced strong new measures to support women who have been the victims of violence. The two new decrees, tax breaks for companies that employ victims and increased financial support for...
Presidential trip to China is milestone for trade: Santos
Colombia’s president said his recent trip to China is a historic milestone for trade and investment between the two countries. Upon finishing his visit to China, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told local media,...
Colombia November urban unemployment at 10.3% vs 10.6% year ago
Colombia’s urban unemployment rate, traditionally the main measurement of joblessness in the country, declined in November as faster economic growth appears to be fueling job creation. Colombia’s urban unemployment...
400,000 young Colombians found jobs thanks to new labor policy: Minister
Colombia’s labor minister said Wednesday 400,000 young people were able to find formal work in the first nine months of 2011 thanks to the government’s labor policies. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Labor...
Unemployment in Colombia 9% in October
The unemployment rate in Colombia for October 2011 was 9%, down from 10.2% for the same month in 2010, according to a report published Wednesday by Colombia’s national statistics agency DANE The employment rate grew to...
Unemployment in Colombia drops to 10-year low
Unemployment in Colombia drops to single digits – 9.7% – for the first time in 10 years said the director of Colombia’s national statistics agency, DANE, local media reported Monday. Director Jorge Bustamante...
Bogota businesses want city to be open 24 hours
Fenalco, Colombia’s National Merchant’s Federation, insisted Wednesday that Bogota should become a 24-hour city in order to generate more employment. According to the federation, if the Colombian capital continues...
