Puerto Rico's economic challenges and social changes have spurred an increase in job opportunities related to cultural and creative industries, according to Department of Labor and Human Resources’ digital magazine.
A consent judgment has been filed in federal district court ordering a Yauco coffee grower to pay $101,484 in back wages to more than 170 year-round farm workers and seasonal coffee pickers who the company underpaid between 2011 and 2014.
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources is getting $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor through the “ApprenticeshipUSA State Accelerator Grants” program to expand and expedite registered apprenticeship programs nationwide.