Family Courts
Specialized courts for gender, domestic and sexual violence were inaugurated in Rivera “It is a place that has specific requirements, designed to respond to the issue of violence, and dignifies the work
Campaign to reduce working hours to 40 hours a week
The Pit-Cnt launched a campaign to reduce the working week to 40 hours with pay for 48, and subsequently a negotiation process by branch and sector of activity to define the scope
Balsa & Asociados Construction Company fires 420 employees after going bankrupt
The Carlotta neighborhood is one of the projects that was being developed by Balsa & Asociados. The construction company Balsa & Associates has announced the dismissal of the 420 workers who have
Bordaberry blamed the Frente Amplio for security problems during Lacalle’s government
File photo The Senate candidate for the Colorado Party, Pedro Bordaberry, has drawn attention to the current state of public security in Uruguay, questioning not only the performance of the current government
Access to financing
BPS reduced interest rates on social loans from liabilities by four points The Social Security Bank (BPS) approved in its board of directors a reduction in the interest rates applicable to the
More controls
Third scanner for export, import and transit control arrived in Uruguay This week, the third state-of-the-art scanner arrived at the Port of Montevideo. It will control exports, imports and transits, and will
32 Latin American former presidents from the IDEA group denounced a dictatorship in Venezuela
Former presidents denounce the support of three governments to Nicolás Maduro, calling it “scandalous.” On Wednesday, a group of 32 former presidents, including Uruguayans Luis Alberto Lacalle and Julio María Sanguinetti, issued
Mercosur and EU
The meeting between negotiators would take place in Brasilia in September Mercosur and European Union (EU) negotiators will meet in Brasilia between 4 and 6 September for the first face-to-face meeting between
New authority
Marcelo Montaner assumed the role of Undersecretary of National Defense Last Tuesday, Marcelo Montaner was appointed the new Undersecretary of National Defense. During his inauguration ceremony, the head of the ministry, Armando
Senate votes on project to finance Casmu: it would access US$54 million
File photo The Senate of the Republic will meet this Wednesday to discuss, among other legislative initiatives, a crucial bill aimed at providing a financial guarantee to the Medical Assistance Cooperative of