Ecuadoreans skeptical of presidential candidates amid joblessness, rising migration
Published on: Tuesday 08 August 2023
QUITO (Reuters) -Lack of employment is pushing an increasing number of young Ecuadorean professionals to migrate, say officials and families, amid voter pessimism about economic revival promised by presidential candidates vying to win elections later this month. Ecuador's economy was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than half of workers had informal jobs. Outgoing President Guillermo Lasso, who called early elections to avoid his possible removal by lawmakers, had pledged to create 2
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