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Chile cuts its working week to from 45 to 40 hours

by Jane Chambers
Mar 13, 2024
Chile has approved a law saying that businesses need to cut their employees' hours from 45 hours to 40 hours a week to help give everyone a better work-life balance.
Employees at the company office of Home Mobili in Santiago, Chile.
MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images
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Chile's inequality challenge

by Szu Ping Chan
Nov 22, 2019
The gap between the rich and poor is one of the widest in the developed world.
Felipe Hurtado in Santiago, Chile (Courtesy Felipe Hurtado)
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Demand for New Mexico green chiles leaves farmers scrambling to increase supplies

by Carrie Jung
Jan 15, 2018
Demand for green New Mexican chiles is growing but farmers say labor shortages are keeping them from expanding their acreage.
Red, green, or Christmas? New Mexico is known for it's chili peppers, but state farmers say labor shortages are keeping them from expanding their acreage to meet growing demand.
Carrie Jung/ for Marketplace
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Windows Phone is número uno in Latin America

by David Brancaccio
Nov 27, 2013
Windows Phone lags far being Android and iPhone in the U.S. But in the Latin American market, Windows Phone is number one.
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VIDEO: Czech President pockets pen

by Katharine Crnko
Apr 14, 2011
Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, was at a press conference this week in Chile when something shiny caught his eye....
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Oakley recieves a projected cool $41 mil thanks to Chilean miners

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 14, 2010
This final note today. A Marketplace angle on the Chilean mine rescue. Specifically, the sunglasses they were all wearing when they came up. CNB...
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Chilean miners don't get to play video games

by John Moe
Sep 27, 2010
The 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile are hoping to get out in early November - possibly even October. While they're down there, they'll be...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Coffee cup problems

by Daryl Paranada
Aug 25, 2010
Have a cup of coffee this morning? Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill tells us why that cup is raising some environmental issues. The SEC wil...
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