President Nayib Bukele requests a minimum wage increase of 20% due to poor Salvadorans suffering from an "onslaught of global inflation". Bukele also orders more food handouts to combat hunger during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The country recently had a government reshuffle, which has put in doubt negotiations for a potential $1 billion financing program from the International Monetary Fund.
President Nayib Bukele requests a minimum wage hike of 20% due to poor Salvadorans suffering from an "onslaught of global inflation". Bukele also orders more food handouts to combat hunger during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The country had a government reshuffle, which have put in doubt negotiations for a potential $1 billion financing program from the International Monetary Fund.
President Nayib Bukele requests a minimum wage increase of 20% due to poor Salvadorans suffering from an "onslaught of global inflation". Bukele also orders more food handouts to combat hunger during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The country recentlyhad a government reshuffle, which has put in doubt negotiations for a potential $1 billion financing program from the International Monetary Fund.
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/SFWKOUXGAZMVHLSVL5D4EC472Y.jpg "El Salvador's Bukele seeks 20% minimum wage hike, orders food handouts © Reuters")