Economy

On February 3rd it became known that Flor Esther Salazar, who held the Vice Ministry of Labor and Pensions, presented her letter to the Minister of Labor, Gloria Inés Ramírez. Initially, he spoke through his account Twitter where he wrote: "I am waiting to be able to speak with the president who I have had and I appreciate all the trust", because the information was leaked in the media.(Also read: Why did you resign as vice minister of labor? Minister Gloria Inés Ramírez responds) After this, it was learned that the vice minister handed over to Ramírez a letter stating…

A report prepared by Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial (Findeter) establishes that "as the Colombian pension system is designed, the possibility of accessing a pension does not exceed 25% of the elderly." (Letters from unions and AFP for the pension reform: this is proposed). “However, this proportion seems optimistic regarding what could happen with the members of a cohort in Colombia, that of those born in 1960, when the national population was estimated at 16 million, the birth rate of 46 per thousand and the fertility at 6.7%”, Ricardo Bonilla González, president of Findeter in the conclusions of the report.For that…

After knowing the intention of President Gustavo Petro to resume the regulation of public services and reform laws 142 (public services) and 143 (electricity law) that were created in 1994 to shield Colombia from a new blackout, various unions and analysts They claim that the measure is inappropriate. The Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers, Asoenergía, the sector requires measures that must be approved expeditiously and are especially important, such as updating a balanced indexer for rates, loss control and generation of security, and signal functions for prompt and efficient expansion of both generation and transmission."It is…

to look for a job It can be a tiring and long task. With the emergence of platforms to send applications without leaving home, the process has been simplified, however, finding a job is still a job in itself. With the objective that more Colombians can access formal job opportunities, the Employment Service Unit attached to the Ministry of Labor. Currently, it has 168,032 current vacancies. The Unit is also in charge of authorizing the providers of labor intermediation services, which are of a public nature, such as the employment agencies of the Family Compensation Funds, mayors' offices, governorships and…