Expansion of Panama Canal to Create 7,000 Jobs

The consortium awarded the largest and most important contract under a Panama Canal expansion plan announced it will hire 7,000 people over the next three years to build a new set of locks for the waterway. The managing director of Grupo Unidos por el Canal, Antonio Zaffaroni, told a press conference that the workers will be recruited through nationwide job fairs to be held in April and May. The hiring plan of the consortium led by Spain’s Sacyr Vallehermoso “reflects the intensity of the work required and therefore the goal of this fair is to recruit professionals in different sectors,” Zaffaroni said.