themselves. There are many telecommunication companies out in the world but a major one that is taking the world by storm is a company called America Movil; it was founded back in September 2000 by its owner Carlos Slim Helu as a side project for Telmex in Mexico City, Mexico, which is also its headquarters. (“America Movil”) America Movil helps provide services to 246 million cellphone and landline users in 18 different countries and provides31 million with landlines, employs about 200,000 workers
Since the television appeared, the entire world changed the way of communicating and the means get data about the issues that occur around us (Beggs J., 2013). But what happens if we only have one media to communicate all that information? How does this affect the existence of only one way to get the information to the veracity and the objectivity? That is exactly the situation in México, a country which prevails in a Monopoly in Television, and this control manipulate the information according to
d. Distribution of wealth Mexico has made a remarkable job in reducing poverty and inequality rates. However, even when poverty rates have decreased, extreme poverty rates are still existent. As mentioned above, the gap between the wealthy and the poor in Mexico is outstanding. Research conducted by the INEGI, found that only 1.7% of the population constitutes the highest income class. The middle income class encompasses 39.2% of the population, and 59.1% of the population comprehends the low income
The Companies in Latin America that have expanded throughout the region and into the global scene have been analyzed and celebrated in regional press for long time by now. Think of Telmex, the Mexican giant of communications, Falabella the Chilean retailer, Cemex the massive cement producer of Mexico or even Embraer, the world known Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. Behind the expansion of this so called “multilatin” corporations there is more than a solid cash flow, a healthy bottom line and a
In the modern world, it is very important to earn some money for fulfilling one’s basic needs. People involve in themselves in various occupations to earn their living wages. We also see a lot of people who get into entrepreneurship or any other business so as to work independently. And, only few with utter dedication and determination turn their business into a huge one, not only earning their income, but also employing thousands of people. Their success stories are truly inspirational. But what
Mexican Labor Unions and Economic Reforms Over the Past 20 Years INTRODUCTION: Since labor unions in Mexico were originally formed in the early 1900s, they have maintained a unique system of collaboration and collusion with the government of Mexico. Though many may refer to their system as one of “corruption,” it is a system that has become so deeply imbedded in the relationship between labor unions and the government, that it is now a well-understood unofficial network. Over the past 20
Mexican men wear hats called sombreros. Current Events There were four major current events that happened in Mexico. On April 2nd, 2000 Mexico got a wider phone connection. At first Washington D.C. said no to this but Mexico got it anyway. Now Telmex is Mexico’s biggest, local, long-distance phone company. It is also the largest Internet service. On April 4th the Mexico Supreme Court found out who killed the most famous T.V.
Los partidos políticos han existido desde que existe la vida o obra política. Aunque las condiciones políticas hayan sido otras han estado ahí, antes se llamaban facciones, banderías, camarillas, etc. Se puede decir que “mientas haya diferencia en el modo de ser humano, y siempre las habrá, habrá partidos”(1). Mientras haya desconfianza y diferentes intereses económicos, políticos y sociales, van a ver partidos políticos. Los partidos políticos son instrumentos usados para la lucha constante de