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‘It’s a draft’: fines for using transport ‘apps’ could be ruled out – Sectors – Economy

‘It’s a draft’: fines for using transport ‘apps’ could be ruled out – Sectors – Economy

As a result of the protests that took place on Monday night in Bogotá due to the fines that are being proposed for those who use transport platforms, the Minister of Transportation, Guillermo Reyes, came up against this controversy and said that there is still no nothing definite about it. "It's a draft, we're building a consensus. We have been working since November on a necessary reform, for many years in Colombia, to the sanctioning regime of the transportation system ”, he assured.(Also read: Mobility Apps: who works on them and how much the market moves) In addition, he stated…
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Uber, Cabify, Taxis Libres and Picap: how much they move in Colombia 2023 – Sectors – Economy

Uber, Cabify, Taxis Libres and Picap: how much they move in Colombia 2023 – Sectors – Economy

If the project being carried out by the Superintendency of Transportation for take mobile apps off the marketmore than 100,000 drivers would be left without this source of income and at least 8 million passengers would no longer have this option to move.At present, platforms such as Cabify, which has some 2.5 million users; Uber with 2 million; Free Taxis moves another 2 million; and Picap mobilizes 1.5 million motorcycle users.(You can also read: Pension reform: these are the proposals to prepare the bill) "The blocking bill announces these apps on the web through administrative procedures, prolonged immobilization of drivers'…
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Uber, Cabify, Taxis Libres and Picap: how much they move in Colombia 2023 – Sectors – Economy

Mobility platforms: how much they move in Colombia – Sectors – Economy

If the project being carried out by the Superintendency of Transportation for take mobile apps off the marketmore than 100,000 drivers would be left without this source of income and at least 8 million passengers would no longer have this option to move.Currently, platforms such as Cabify, which has some 2.5 million users, are operating in the country; Uber with 2 million; Free Taxis moves another 2 million; and Picap mobilizes 1.5 million motorcycle users.(You can also read: Pension reform: these are the proposals to prepare the bill) "The blocking bill announces these apps on the web through administrative procedures,…
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Dane Reveals December 2022 Unemployment Rate – Sectors – Economy

Dane Reveals December 2022 Unemployment Rate – Sectors – Economy

The National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) revealed that in December 2022 the unemployment rate it was 10.3 percent, that is, 0.8 percentage points below that presented in the same period of the previous year, when the data was 11.1 percent. And in all of 2022 the rate stood at 11.2 percent, which represents a drop of 2.6 points compared to the figure of 13.8 percent in 2021. (You can also read: Labor reform: the first stitches of the project that the Government is preparing) What happened in 2022?by sex, the unemployment rate for women was 14.3 percent in 2022…
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