America is a melting pot, which is part of what makes it such a great country though it does create a few hurdles worth exploring, like the need for Spanish-speaking health care workers. The following is meant to help you understand why the need is growing and what could be done to meet that need.
With millions of people across the country now unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, small businesses everywhere are feeling the strain. Consumers have no choice but to save every penny they can to afford the bare necessities. As if that weren’t enough, the stay at home and social distancing regulations put in place by local and federal officials, make it nearly impossible for consumers to visit their favorite businesses and spend money as they once did.
If you're used to working in an office and are now faced with having to work remotely, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. It's normal to feel this way because it's a big change for many people who are not used to working from home. It can be especially hard if you have children and many other distractions around the home that may make it hard for you to focus. There are many perks to being able to work from home such as not having a commute, but it's definitely not as easy as it may seem. Whether working remotely is just a short-term plan, or something more long-term, there are ways you can get through it while remaining as productive as you possibly can.
A joint program by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Mexican Business Council will seek to provide loans to 30,000 businesses in the country worth U.S. $12 billion to boost the economy.
Corporations from the United States are urging Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reclassify maquiladoras as essential to reopen the supply chain during the lockdown. Factory workers are pressured to work again, and this time they try to protest.
Latina-owned small businesses are also doing their best to give back to the community. Find out here how they are helping their communities fight COVID-19.
While entertainment and hospitality industries have been forced to halt their operations due to the COVID-19 crisis, the commercial retail industry keeps an open door to the consumers and unemployed alike.
While the demand for hats, fans, cords, earrings, baskets, and other handmade products has dropped tremendously during the health crisis, indigenous artisans are resorting to face mask production.
Mexico's most ambitious infrastructure project that will traverse the Yucatan Peninsula is set to begin construction. But local politicians and businessmen call for its cancellation.
Now that bars and restaurants are closed and breweries are forced to suspend their operations, the industry behind the very drink that is supposed to bring people together is on the brink of collapse.
After much effort and persuasion from U.S. President Donald Trump’s office, the new NAFTA will include stricter compliance to guidelines with regards to labor and automotive content without changing the US$1.2 trillion in trade flows between the U.S.-Mexico-Canada per year.
Senior Adviser of the White House Jared Kushner believes that bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. is critical in better preparation in the event of another global crisis.
These siblings in Puerto Rico make their businesses flourish amid the COVID-19 crisis. Their deliveries have increased in number since the announcement of lockdown.
Unlike other countries, Mexico has not released stimulus checks to support its citizens so supporting small businesses will eventually help them survive and therefore avoid laying off their workers.
Not knowing when the federal government will finally lift the restrictions that forced them to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, factories in five of Mexico's six northern border states are planning to resume operations in May.
Eleven years since the U.S. bounced back from the Great Recession, extensive job loss is once again significantly felt throughout the country because of COVID-19.
