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Ecuador Begins Government Overhaul With 5,000 Layoffs and Ministry Mergers

The administration has begun removing 5,000 state workers to streamline governance through merging ministries and secretariats.

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Overview

  • President Daniel Noboa’s government has initiated the dismissal of 5,000 public employees, exempting doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers and military personnel.
  • The reform slashes executive portfolios by 41%, reducing ministries from 20 to 14 and secretariats from nine to three.
  • Key mergers include Urban Development and Housing into Transport and Public Works, Tourism into Production and Foreign Trade, and Culture and Sport under the Ministry of Education.
  • The Ministry of Women and Human Rights is absorbed by the Ministry of Government while the national prison service (SNAI) and ECU 911 are reassigned to the Ministry of Interior.
  • Officials frame the changes as an efficiency drive to simplify bureaucracy and meet fiscal goals, drawing criticism from opposition parties and rights advocates.