Data from Paraguay's Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS) show that the majority of informal workers (57%) and micro-enterprises (54.2%) earn below the minimum wage, a scenario that is reversed in formal employment, where 71% of salaried workers receive above-minimum compensation.
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The Ministry of Labor intervened at the company LPG Emprendimientos S.A. to investigate the explosion of a barge on the Paraguay River that killed five workers last Saturday.
Scientists from IICS-UNA have completed the first genomic mapping of the superbug MRSA in Paraguay, identifying three predominant genetic families and multiple resistance and virulence genes never before recorded locally, particularly in pediatric patients.
Paraguay's nighttime minimum wage will rise to G. 3,957,200 starting in July, reflecting a 5% increase from the previous amount of G. 3,768,763.
President Santiago Peña announced a 5% increase in the Paraguayan minimum wage, doubling the accumulated inflation of 2.4% over the past 12 months, raising the floor from G. 2,899,048 to approximately G. 3,044,000, after the National Minimum Wage Council (Conasam) failed to reach a consensus between unions, which demanded between 20% and 22%, and the business sector, which advocated for an adjustment limited to inflation.
The MTESS emphasized that work on national holidays in Paraguay must be paid at double the regular rate, according to Article 234 of the Labor Code, and that payment must be made in cash, with no option for compensatory time off.
The President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, appointed principal and alternate representatives to the Board of the Caja Ferroviaria for the 2025-2028 term, according to Decree No. 6113 signed on May 27, 2026.
The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS), in partnership with the River and Maritime Shipowners’ Center (CAFYM), is holding a major job fair for the shipbuilding sector this Thursday, with 87 vacancies across ten companies. Salaries range from the legal minimum to 6 million guaraníes, and candidates can take part in in-person interviews at the Directorate General of Employment headquarters in Asunción.
Data from the 2025 Social Security Statistical Bulletin show that at IPS, the average benefit for retirees exceeds the average salary of active contributors, while other funds, such as Cajubi and Bancária, maintain high replacement ratios but below 100%. The Ferroviária fund has the lowest rate, at only 21.7%.
Representatives of workers, employers, and the Ministry of Labor failed to reach a consensus on the calculation of the annual adjustment to the legal minimum wage (SML) during a debate on the program Políticamente Yncorrecto. Minister Mónica Recalde argued for considering multiple variables, while the Paraguayan Industrial Union (UIP) and workers insisted on specific legal criteria.
In Itacurubí del Rosario, a school principal's office is used as a kitchen due to lack of space. In San Ignacio, cooks report working up to 8 hours without extra pay. Both complaints expose weaknesses in the execution of the school feeding program.
Paraguay's Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS) issued Resolution No. 462/2026, regulating the mandatory adoption of Labor Information Books in digital format, with gradual implementation between August 17 and 28, 2026. The measure aims to modernize labor records, strengthen legal certainty, and promote formal employment, with fines of 10 to 30 minimum wages for employers who fail to comply.