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Pension reform: express transfer would be allowed for some people – Sectors – Economy

Pension reform: express transfer would be allowed for some people – Sectors – Economy

Those who have less than 10 years left to retire (47-year-old women and 52-year-old men) and have not been able to move from private funds to Colpensiones or vice versa would benefit from the pension reform that the Government will file before Congress next Wednesday.The draft presented by Ministry of Labor it opens the door to the so-called express transfers of affiliates, an initiative that on previous occasions was tried to carry out without success in Congress.(You can also read: Pension reform: 9 out of 10 contributors, forced to be in Colpensiones) What is being proposed on this occasion is…
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This is how it was for the Colombian industry in January of this year – Sectors – Economy

This is how it was for the Colombian industry in January of this year – Sectors – Economy

The Colombian manufacturing industry continues to slow down. Last January, its real production grew a minimum of 0.2 percent annually, while real sales, for their part, did so at a rate of 0.5 percent and employed personnel at 1.4 percent. Of 39 activities taken into account, 18 registered positive variations in their real production, adding 5 percentage points to the total annual variation, and 21 subsectors with negative variations subtracted a total of 4.8 percentage points from the total variation, reported the Dane.(Also read: Fuel and spare parts for vehicles boosted retail sales in January) According to the official entity,…
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Sutatausa: this is the count of victims after a mine explosion – Sectors – Economy

Sutatausa: this is the count of victims after a mine explosion – Sectors – Economy

Colombia is in "a very difficult situation for important structural reasons" in terms of mining safety, he says Catherine Georgeconsultant on this subject and who was manager of Safety and Mining Rescue of the National Mining Agency (ANM) for a period of 10 years. (Read also: Labor reform: "promotes informality and destroys employment," says union) From 2005 to date, 1,743 emergencies have been registered, which have left 1,978 fatalities in the country. However, as of 2020, which has been the second year with the greatest tragedies (153 accidents and 171 deaths), there has been a reduction in the figures.In 2021,…
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Mintransporte says that Viva does not have the conditions to operate again – Sectors – Economy

Mintransporte says that Viva does not have the conditions to operate again – Sectors – Economy

The closing of operations live air At the beginning of March it has spread and has cost the company, its workers and, above all, the users who were stranded in different airports in the country and abroad more than imagined. Many determinations have been made since then, but one of the most notable is the complaint that the Ministry of Transport filed with the Prosecutor's Office for the crimes of massive aggravated fraud and the deceptive offer of products and services.The Minister of Transport, william reyesexplained the scope of this measure and the panorama of the sector.There are several determinations…
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