Coronavirus: Mexico Factory Staff Question ‘Essential Work’
Factory workers in Ciudad Juárez rarely go on strike. Their labor rights are so weak that participating in a protest can cost them their job.
So, when employees at the...
Central America Power Trade Tumbles
Latest numbers from EOR, operator of Central America’s regional power market (MER), show a substantial drop in transactions amid depressed demand, as much of the region is on lockdown...
Design Thinking to Boost Online Sales for Women Entrepreneurs in Central America
Handicraft designers and business mentors from ITC partner institutions in six Central American countries have been trained to analyze target markets and adapt product designs to market trends so...
Costa Rica to Start Reopening Economy May 1 as Infection Rate Slows
Costa Rica's government said on Monday it will start reopening its economy and lifting some coronavirus-related social distancing measures from May 1, as the number of active infections has...
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Central America Feels the Pain of U.S. Layoffs and Lost Money Transfers
It was mid-March and New York City was going into lockdown, shuttering businesses and schools. Gleiry Fernández, who left her native Guatemala two years ago to find work in...
First FTA Debate with South Korea Approved
The Foreign Relations Commission of the National Assembly approved this 23 April, in the first debate, the bill 305 ratifying the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Republic of...
