The Minister of Labor, Pablo Mieres, announced that the partial insurance that expired on September 30 will be extended until December 31 in the most economically affected sectors.
In August of this year, the sending of people to unemployment insurance increased by 13% in relation to the previous month, that is, July, and that would have motivated the government’s initiative.
Given the situation, extensions of the total unemployment insurance are also projected for more than a year for the sectors that continue to affect competitiveness due to the effects of the pandemic: “hotels, restaurants and bars; general trade; and transportation and storage.