国际英语资讯:Ecuadorian president urges workers, employers to come to agreements to avoid layoffs amid pa
<p><span word="QUITO">QUITO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="Ecuadorian">Ecuadorian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lenin">Lenin</span> <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>," <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span>' <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="unstoppable">unstoppable</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span>," <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 26,336 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> 1,063 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollarized">dollarized</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="decreed">decreed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 16, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="downsizing">downsizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="workforces">workforces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="export">export</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contraction">contraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p>
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