Things look bright for Hispanics in the professional career market. Latino Leaders talked to recruitment experts and found a growth spot in an otherwise soft labor market.

Hispanics pass blacks as largest U.S. minority. New Census Bureau estimates released conclude that Hispanics have overtaken blacks as the United States' largest minority.

Many Hispanic voters skeptical on Bush's promise. A new poll shows that 69 percent of U.S. Hispanic voters believe that the president has not kept his promise to make Latin America one of his top foreign policy priorities.

AOL tries saying "You've got mail" in Spanish. America Online is brushing up on its Spanish as it tries to woo Hispanics to its service.

Cablevision Fires 14 Over Accounting. Cablevision Systems Corp. said that it has dismissed 14 employees, including the prominent head of its American Movie Classics division.

Executive Promotions

• Hispanic Lawyer to be U.S. Magistrate, Edwin G. Torres, 35, a Bolivian-born lawyer was selected by a majority of the full-time federal district judges in South Florida to an eight-year term as a magistrate.
• Peter Villegas has been named first vice president of Emerging Markets for the Community & External Affairs Division at Washington Mutual.

AeroMexico adds second daily nonstop flight from Chicago to Mexico City. AeroMexico announced that effective July 7, 2003, it will increase service from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Mexico City with the introduction of a second daily nonstop flight.

PDVSA to outsource maintenance contracts. Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA will soon start to award oil field maintenance contracts to reverse declining production at its oil fields, industry sources told BNamericas.

Abercrombie Sued for Race Discrimination . Retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co. cultivates an "overwhelmingly white workforce" and steers minority job applicants into less visible positions, a lawsuit filed in federal court claimed.

Winning with world-class talent: recruiting and evaluating foreign-born candidates, July 10, 23, 2003 at UpGlo Conference Room San Francisco, CA. In an increasingly global marketplace, a multicultural workforce has become essential to serving domestic and international customers. For more information click here.

Sales & Management Career Fair, July 15-17, 2003.
Come and introduce yourself to the nations top companies at this event looking to hire candidates just like you. For location and more information click here.

The 13th Roundtable with the Government of Mexico, July 15-16, 2003 at Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City, Mexico. President Vincente Fox will address attendees as well as his cabinet, key advisors and members of the opposition. Some topics to be discussed include Mexican national security, labour reform and NAFTA. For more information click here.

National Urban League Conference, July 28-29 in DL Lawrence Convention Ctr Pittsburgh, PA. The Diversity Job Fair is open to registered attendees, as well as the general public - one of the best-prepared and talented pool of African Americans in the Nation. For more information click here.

Multicultural Equity: Building Value in Corporate America Landmark Conference, Expo, and Training, July 28-30, 2003 at Bridgewaters, South Street Seaport
New York, NY. Learn how Fortune 1000 firms are accelerating their corporate and brand value orchestrating their strategic, continuing and sensitive investments in multicultural equity. For more information Click here.

Visit LatPro's calendar for other upcoming events and conferences related to doing business in Hispanic and Latin American markets.

Trabajos para hispanos en la red. El aumento del desempleo en Estados Unidos, Europa y Amrica Latina est motivando el crecimiento de los servicios de bolsas de empleo en lnea.
Cada vez ms desempleados ingresan en estos portales en busca de un empleo o, en muchos casos, aspirando a promocionarse laboralmente.

Behind the INS' news. Teressa A. Dickman our immigration expert presents a very clear explanation of the latest news from the INS.

Fleet Bank
March 2003

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