US EditionCuban labor minister resigns after her suggestion beggars were pretending sparked backlash
CUBA, JUL 16 – Minister Marta Elena Feito resigned after denying beggars' existence, sparking public outrage amid Cuba's worsening economic crisis and poverty affecting nearly 350,000 individuals, officials reported.
- Cuban Minister of Labor Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigned on Tuesday after her comments about beggars sparked widespread criticism on the economically struggling island.
- Her remarks before a National Assembly committee claimed that Cuba has no beggars, only people disguised as such, which contradicted visible poverty worsened by the economy.
- These comments went viral online, prompting calls for her impeachment and criticism including from President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who condemned her lack of sensitivity.
- Cuba's GDP contracted 1.1% in 2024 following a 1.9% decline in 2023, accumulating an 11% drop over five years amid shortages and rising social vulnerability.
- The minister's resignation highlights the government's need to address growing poverty and social inequalities as Cuba faces its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Cuban Minister Says 'There Are No Beggars,' Now an Ex-Minister
A Cuban minister who sparked criticism after saying there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, resigned on Tuesday. Cuba's Presidency said in a post on X that Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feito Cabrera "acknowledged her errors and submitted her resignation." Feito made...
"We have seen people appear to be beggars, but if you look at their hands, when you look at the clothes these people are wearing, they are disguised as beggars... In Cuba there are no beggars," said Marta Elena Feito.
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Marta Elena Feitó resigned this Tuesday as Minister of Labor in Cuba one day after declaring before Parliament that there are not beggars in the country but “disguised” people, which caused the president to...
This happened quickly: after playing down the problem of poverty, Marta Elena Feitó is no longer Cuba's Minister of Labour and Social Security.
The Minister of Labour of Cuba resigned on Tuesday, 15 July, 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. Words that provoked an outcry. Marta Elena Feito, also Minister of Social Security, "recognized her mistakes and presented her resignation", announced the official press.
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