Online education: global and China market
Valued at $198.2 billion in 2022, the global online education market is forecast to reach more than $600 billion by 2030, according to Vantage Market Research. Despite rapidly expanding opportunities, the global online education market remains largely underserved, concludes Ambow Education Holding Ltd. Ambow Education is a technology-driven education company based mainly in the United […]
Canada: labor market and immigration
The strength of Canada‘s recovery has been especially evident in the labor market, according to the Department of Finance. Canada has experienced one of the fastest employment recoveries in the G7, in large part due to the extensive pandemic support the federal government provided to workers and businesses. To highlight: some 400,000 more Canadians are […]
Pension for Older Adults: how much is its budget for 2023?
Mexico‘s federal government proposed a budget of 335,499.4 million pesos for the Pension for Older Adults to be exercised in 2023. According to its own words, the Mexican government’s strategy is aimed at achieving social justice and the comprehensive welfare of older adults at retirement age. Furthermore, he argued in the Draft Expenditure Budget 2023, […]
Agricultural Workers: Mexico leads shipments to Canada
Mexico remains the leading country of origin under Canada‘s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, often cited as a model for international labor mobility agreements. Indeed, the Canadian government indicated that during 2021, a record 32,975 temporary foreign workers (TFW) were welcomed to Canada despite the Covid-19 pandemic. This recognizes the fundamental role that Mexican citizens play […]
Essential eLearning Tools in 2022
With a lot of schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more students are turning to online or remote learning. This can be a bit daunting for both teachers and students, but luckily, some great edtech tools can help make this process a little easier. As we all adjust to remote learning, it’s […]
The United States reduces the digital divide
The United States has taken actions to reduce the digital divide in its own territory, through resources from the CARES Act, highlighted the company Wytec International. Since the 1990s, there has been a powerful global movement, including a series of intergovernmental meetings, to close what has been popularly defined as the digital divide. The digital […]
Traxion increases passenger transport due to Covid-19
The company Traxion recorded a 10.8% year-on-year increase in its income from the passenger transport segment in 2020, to 5,558 million pesos. More than anything, this increase is due to the increase in the capacity of existing clients due to healthy distance measures, particularly in the industrial sector, and to commercial efforts implemented by the […]
US and Germany agree on work-based education
The governments of the United States and Germany agreed to cooperate on education and work-based training. The United States Departments of Labor, Commerce and Education signed a joint six-party declaration of intent with Germany on Thursday, the Commerce Department reported. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secretary of Education Betsy […]
Diageo improves plants in Mexico and Brazil
Diageo makes environmental improvements, particularly with regard to water at alcoholic beverage production plants in Brazil and Mexico. On the one hand, in Brazil it is building a new plant in the state of Ceará, which will bring together the production of two existing sites. It will use solar energy and water and effluent treatment […]
Stationers are classified as essential activities
The stationers were classified this Monday as essential activities by the Mexican government in the framework of the Covid-19 pandemic. In an agreement published by the Ministry of Health in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the activities carried out by companies and businesses aimed at satisfying the demand for goods and services related to […]