Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Low wages and high cost of living in Puerto Vallarta creates worker shortage

Due to the labor shortage in the Puerto Vallarta tourism sector, Coparmex has asked its members to analyze the salaries they offer their workers because, despite the fact that several job fairs have been held, it has not been possible to cover the 9 thousand existing positions in this tourist destination.

Juan Pablo Martínez Torres, leader of Coparmex, says that the minimum wage is not enough and even less in this city and that is why people cannot be convinced to work in the tourism sector.

"It is definitely a real problem and that . . .

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