US EditionCuban labor minister resigns after her suggestion beggars were pretending sparked backlash
CUBA, JUL 16 – Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigned after denying beggars exist amid Cuba's worsening economic crisis, where over 39% of retirees receive minimum pensions under $5 monthly, officials said.
- Cuban Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigned on Tuesday after her assertion that there are no beggars, only people disguised as such, sparked backlash.
- Her comments before a National Assembly committee went viral amid Cuba's ongoing economic crisis, which has caused rising poverty and social vulnerability.
- Feitó stated that those rummaging in garbage or cleaning windshields appear as beggars but are not, a view challenged by public criticism and calls for impeachment.
- Cuba's economy shrunk 1.1% in 2024 following a 1.9% contraction in 2023, while President Díaz-Canel condemned Feitó's "lack of sensitivity" and stressed the revolution cannot leave anyone behind.
- The resignation and surrounding controversy highlight tensions in addressing poverty amid Cuba's worsening economic conditions and increased public dissatisfaction.
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Florida.- Cuba’s communist government has been proud for a long time of its ability to meet the basic needs of the island’s population, despite persistent evidence to the contrary. The contrast between the government’s official line and reality became evident this week when a government minister went on television and referred to the situation of people begging in the streets. Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, responsible for Labor and Social …
Cuban Labor Minister Resigns After Statements on People in Vulnerability
After reviewing the resignation request of Cuba’s minister of labor and social security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Council of State approved her release from her duties this Tuesday, July 15. The day before, on Monday, July 14, Feitó Cabrera made remarks regarding people in vulnerable situations and dismissed instances of homelessness in the country. Referring to individuals who clean …
“In Cuba there are no beggars”: the controversial statements that caused the “renunciation” of a Cuban minister (and why the case is unusual) Writing: BBC News Mundo The attempt by the Cuban Minister of Labor, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, to deny poverty on the communist island - and in particular one of its symptoms: begging- cost her her her place. Less than 48 hours after assuring the Parliament that “there are no beggars in Cuba”, the official…
Cuban Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feitó-Cabrer was forced to resign after saying that there were “no beggars” living on the island, only people who pretended to be poor in order to “make an easy living.” The statement sparked an unprecedented wave of resentment among Cubans struggling with the effects of a protracted economic crisis, and the minister was forced to resign within 48 hours.
The Minister of Labor of Cuba, Marta Elena Feitó, resigned this Tuesday in charge, a day after declaring...
Cuba's Minister of Labour resigned on Tuesday after stating that there were no beggars on the island, only people "disguised as beggars", at a time when the country was going through a deep economic crisis.
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