In Paraguay, about 60.1% of people working outside agriculture were informally employed in 2025. At the same time, the average annual wage of around US$6,300 used in an international comparison is well below a reference level derived from research into income and well-being. The figures measure different things, but together they show why both income and access to formal employment matter when assessing Paraguay's labour market.
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President Santiago Peña celebrates the expansion of the Zero Hunger program, which serves over one million students, while Senator Ignacio Iramain criticizes the lack of reliable measurement of its real impact, pointing to operational failures and the absence of a baseline for evaluation.
Residents of the Mbocayaty neighborhood in Asunción are denouncing the halt in the land titling processes by the Municipalidad de Asunción and pressure from Grupo Vázquez to buy their properties, leading city councilors to request official information.