Job opportunities widely available

A huge number of job opportunities remain unfilled in Mexicali, a city official said.

City Economic Development and Promotion Coordinator Victor Hugo Delgado said the issue has become complicated due to the high number of jobs left open following the pandemic.

However, economist Enrique Rovirosa told La Voz newspaper the high number of vacant job opportunities are low-wage jobs.

According to Rovirosa, a good percentage of workers prefer to move to the informal sector of the economy due to the low-paid job offerings. The economist added that many job offerings pay less than $20 a day.

“There is no lack of manpower. That is a fallacy and a lie,” Rovirosa said. “There’s people who want to work, but they don’t want a salary of hunger.”