More than 279,000 children and teenagers in Ecuador have entered the labor market due to rising poverty and a lack of effective social protection policies, accounting for 7.01% of the population aged 5 to 14 who are now working on streets, in markets, and in agricultural areas. This data was released on June 12, the […]

An Ecuadorian judge on Wednesday declared the arrest of five people detained a day earlier for allegedly taking part in a stone-throwing protest against the presidential vehicle — an incident the government labeled an “assassination attempt” on President Daniel Noboa — to be unlawful. RELATED: Ecuador: CONAIE Denies Alleged Assassination Attempt on President Noboa “The […]