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Harassment: the main infraction in Costa Rican jobs

March 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Sexual harassment became the main offense detected by the Ministry of Labor in the inspections with a gender focus carried out in different work centers throughout the country. In a statement, the Labor authorities indicated that in 373 visits made last year, the rights of 4,048 people, 2,925 men and 1,123 women were protected. The […]

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Costa Rican women work and study more than men but make much less

March 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

In Costa Rica, the female population reaches 2,451,720. More than 25% of that amount live in rural areas and 73.6% live in urban areas. According to data from the National Institute of Census and Statistics (INEC), these women continue to face wage gaps within the private sector, unemployment, and lack of equity in the care […]

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Jail time confirmed for Yanber’s former employees

March 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Criminal Court of San José confirmed the six months of preventive custody for four former employees of the Yanber corporation, who are being investigated for the alleged crime of fraud: Soto Bolaños, former general manager; Paniagua Moya, former financial manager; Sandí Sandí, former financial manager, and Brenes Chaves, former financial director. The measure was […]

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Trump imposed massive taxes on steel and aluminum imports

March 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that imposes taxes of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminum, although Mexico and Canada will be exempt “for now” from that rate, reported a senior official of the White House. These rates will formally enter into force within 15 days, added the source, who […]

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Campaign aims to raise awareness among motorcyclists in the country

March 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

In the last two years, 914 people died due to traffic accidents. In January this year, 35 deaths were reported, according to data from the Road Safety Council (COSEVI). Of all the road deaths, 44% were motorcyclists, despite the fact that they only represent 18% of the entire vehicle fleet in the country. According to […]

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Orphan margay rescued the in South Zone

March 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

A margay cub lost her mother when a vehicle ran her over. The incident occurred on the Inter-American highway, in the Puntarenas Farm sector of Piedras Blancas at 11:00 on Wednesday morning. According to the Public Force of the area, a neighbor of the locality found the feline and took it to his house, from […]

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