AMERICAS Tax Reform Proposal Sparks Protests in Colombia Wednesday, 28 April the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) trade union initiated a national strike (paro nacional) and led mass protests in response to a proposed tax reform championed by President Iván Duque Márquez’s administration. At the time of writing this article, sustained mass protests in Medellín,
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On Call’s Spring 2021 Newsletter: TRM Trends, Information, and Resources
…Did you know? On Call’s quarterly newsletter, TRM Today, will help you keep a pulse on the complex and ever-changing world of travel risk management and duty of care. Our Spring 2021 edition just dropped to our subscribers and is jam-packed with news, information, and resources that will help you continue to evolve and adapt
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AMERICAS Thousands Displaced as Venezuela Targets Colombian Guerilla Group in Borderlands On 21 March the Venezuelan military-initiated operations targeting an offshoot of the disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group known as the Tenth Front in Venezuela’s Apure state along the Venezuela/Colombia border. The borderlands shared by these two countries have long been
Read MoreAvoiding Periscope Paralysis: Practicing Horizon Scanning and Situational Awareness for All International Travel Risks
When a submarine dives to avoid surface detection and protect itself by avoiding threats from above, it may raise its periscope from time to time to get a sense of the threat from above. If that operator just focuses on the one threat that drove them below without using its other senses – like radar
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From medical emergencies to security concerns—or any other travel issue big or small—here at On Call, the health and safety of the travelers we serve is our top priority. Read our latest case study for an inside look at how On Call’s Global Assistance Teams work around the clock to fulfill our mission of helping
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Political Unrest in Turkey
From medical emergencies to security concerns—or any other travel issue big or small—here at On Call, the health and safety of the travelers we serve is our top priority. Read our latest case study for an inside look at how On Call’s Global Assistance Teams work around the clock to fulfill our mission of helping
Read MoreHelping Travelers Every Day: Violent Protests in Mexico
From medical emergencies to security concerns—or any other travel issue big or small—here at On Call, the health and safety of the travelers we serve is our top priority. Read our latest case study for an inside look at how On Call’s Global Assistance Teams work around the clock to fulfill our mission of helping
Read MoreWhat is an On Call Global Security Specialist (And Why Does Your Organization Need One)?
Here at On Call, we routinely find that administrators responsible for travel risk and security find themselves to be under-resourced, lower priority, and in constant fire-fighting mode. Our clients tell us it can sometimes feel impossible to be proactive about risk, let alone respond to incidents in a timely and effective fashion. This has become
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AMERICAS Elections in El Salvador Give Historic New Mandate to President Bukele On February 28 El Salvador legislative and municipal election results revealed that President Nayib Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas Party won a two-thirds majority of general assembly seats (56 of 84), a significant deviation from the post-Civil War bipolar status quo in which power was
Read MoreOverseeing International Travel in the New Normal: An Innovative Approach to Risk Management and Duty of Care
Many organizations spent most of 2020 reacting to travel bans and awaiting mandates from public health officials. Now, as more of the global population gets vaccinated, governments reduce their border restrictions, and overall confidence in travel continues to build, many organizations are looking for a fresh approach to traveler protection, risk management, and duty of
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