Category: Employment

Coahuila workers asked for support due to Covid-19 pandemic

COAHUILA – About 22,582 workers in the state of Coahuila requested support from Infonavit for technical stoppages in the companies where they work in order to continue paying their mortgages The figure represents one third of the 67,404...

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Elderly jobs at risk in Juarez

JUAREZ – Among the thousands of layoffs predicted by local manufacturers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, vulnerable groups could be the first to be affected, said Pedro Chavira, president of Index Juarez Chavira said there is...

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About 116,000 employees resume operations in Sonora

HERMOSILLO – With the start of the "new social and economic normality" in Mexico, approximately 116,000 Sonorans have been integrated into the labor force in sectors recently considered essential such as mining, construction, and the...

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Tamaulipas publishes protocols for economic reopening

TAMAULIPAS – The government of Tamaulipas published the reopening protocols for the new reality with safe coexistence for different non-essential activities, thus initiating an economic reactivation plan for the entity Among them are the...

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Border Economy Slow Recovery From Pandemic

By Nancy J Gonzalez Even though the supply chains around the globe are restoring little by little, the economic effects the Coronavirus pandemic left in the communities are here to stay At the US-Mexico border the economic recovery is...

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Job loss hits Baja California

A Baja California labor lawyer estimates up to 70,000 formal jobs are expected to be lost because of the coronavirus pandemic “This situation in Baja California will have an impact on the economy with a decrease of close to at least 10...

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Texas economy could lose US$24 billion due to oil prices

The downturn in the US oil industry could lead to more than US$24 billion of lost GDP for Texas alone, if oil prices remain in the US$30, Ed Hirs, Energy Fellow at the University of Houston, told Anadolu Agency The oil price collapse, the...

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Texas unemployment rises to 12.8% in April

TEXAS – Texas’ jobless rate rose to a historic 128% in April, painting a clearer picture of the effect of virus-driven lockdowns on the state’s economy It’s the highest rate recorded in Texas since the state began tracking such data in...

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Thousands of Arizona solar jobs lost due to Covid-19 pandemic

ARIZONA – The solar energy industry in Arizona and around the country has taken a significant hit since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Grand Canyon State’s job losses numbering in the thousands That’s according to an analysis...

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The reopening of the construction industry in Sonora comes at a good time: CMIC

HERMOSILLO – The announcement of the gradual return to economic activities and the incorporation of the construction, mining and auto parts industry will benefit the recovery of the economy in the state of Sonora, agreed business leaders "The...

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