America Uruguay The proposed academic reform has sparked a series of protests in Montevideo, with teachers and students demanding lower budget cuts for higher salaries and a more modern curriculum
America Uruguay The Uruguayan Human Rights Institution has begun a series of excavations in several territories to find the people that went missing during the country’s dictatorial period
America Uruguay This year, the country has had the highest rate increase in the world of locals remotely hired in international companies
America Uruguay According to official government reports, labor demand has grown by approximately 65% in the past year, with technological, commercial, and financial industries now suffering a labor shortage
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Uruguay During the past two years, public workers have lost approximately 6% of their real wage due to inflation, causing them to temporarily block major public institutions and demand the state a wage raise
America Uruguay The privatisation of internet has been officially approved, thus allowing for the first time non-state firms to operate in the market for internet provision
America Uruguay The IMF has officially urged the Central Bank of Uruguay to accelerate the contractionary phase of its monetary policy to bring inflation within the target range of 3%-7%
America Uruguay Uruguay has officially become one of the 5 countries in the world to ratify the International Code for the Protection of Tourists (ICPT), which ensures the protection of tourists in emergency situations and consumer rights of tourists
America Uruguay The country has suspended the VAT tax on the majority of its tourism activities in order to boost national tourism and international traveling
America Uruguay Fake calls to emergency numbers dropped to 27%, from 73% in 2015; the reason seems to be the so called LUC, Law of Urgent Consideration, that defines fake emergency calls as crimes
America Uruguay National vineyards are usually naturally irrigated, however, this year wine producers are manually irrigating them due to the ongoing national drought - an additional and worrisome cost for the producers