US Rep. Giménez calls for sanctions against countries that do not pay Cuban doctors directly

In a strong conversation with journalist Karina Yapor, Republican congressman Carlos Giménez launched a categorical accusation: the Cuban dictatorship enslaves its doctors and nurses, and countries like Mexico and Venezuela are complicit in funding this system through programs that benefit the Miguel Díaz-Canel regime. Read more]]>

The truth about Cuba’s medical missions

The truth about Cuba’s medical missions Cuba is defending its so-called medical missions to Caribbean neighbors and other countries around the world. But governments receiving Cuban medical professionals should know the Cuban regime’s program relies on a forced labor scheme and deprives Cuban patients of medical care they desperately need. But a number of countries have stood up to the Cuban regime and treated the medical per…

US Rep. Giménez calls for sanctions against countries that do not pay Cuban doctors directly

Florida U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose financial sanctions on foreign governments that have hired doctors from Cuba in official medical missions, as part of a renewed effort to cut the island ...

Calls for Sanctions Against Countries That Do Not Pay Cuban Doctors Directly

In recent months, U.S. Congressman Carlos Giménez has emerged as a vocal advocate for the rights of Cuban medical professionals and a critic of the practices surrounding Cuba’s medical export program. With over 26,000 doctors and nurses deployed in 55 countries, the Cuban government reportedly generates more than $4.9 billion annually from these arrangements. However, […]

The letter reiterates its full support for the measures taken so far by the State Department and urges further efforts to dismantle what it describes as a modern slavery network driven from Havana.

Republican congressman Carlos Giménez called for the implementation of “maximum pressure guns” against countries that collaborate with the Cuban regime through the use of doctors sent to international missions. According to Giménez, these missions, promoted by the Cuban government, represent a form of labor exploitation and modern slavery, since doctors face restrictive working conditions and embargoed wages. READ ALSO: WILL TRUMP TAKE MEASURES …