Despite the #US blockade: “In #Cuba the Industry 4.0 is coming soon”

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Since 1959, employment and the right to work have been guaranteed in Cuba, codified in the Labor Code and reaffirmed in the new Constitution.

Not even in the most difficult moments of the Revolution has a single worker been abandoned to fate, shock therapies have never been applied. On the contrary, adhering to the principle of non-discrimination, access to jobs has been ensured regardless of sex, race, creed, or any other exclusionary factor.

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Yes, You Can Still Travel To #Cuba – Via travelnoire

There’s been some confusion as to whether Americans can travel to Cuba or not. The short answer is yes, but you have to plan strategically.

Recently, the Trump administration banned cruise ships to the island and eliminated the “people-to-people” visa category that ultimately relaxed the travel restrictions to Cuba.

Since the current administration’s latest ban, there are now 12 visa categories that allow legal travel to Cuba, including professional research, public performances, religious activities, family visits, humanitarian projects, journalist activity, and support for the Cuban people.

Of the listed categories, support for the Cuban people is the best option for travelers and requires a “full-time schedule” of activities that enhance contact with the Cuban people, support civil society in Cuba, or promote the Cuban people’s independence from Cuban authorities.

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Cubans say to the #UnitedStates: “We understand in English … But not with threats, against our homeland, we do not understand each other” / #LeyGarrote #HelmsBurton – #UnblockCuba

#US lies & threats VS #Cuba denounced around the world #HelmsBurton Act’s Title III Via Granma Cuba

Voices around the world continue to condemn new U.S. sanctions on Cuba, in particular the recent activation of the Helms-Burton Act’s Title III.
The government of Mexico reiterated its rejection of the re-activation of this stipulation in violation of international law, and reaffirmed its commitment to legally protect Mexican companies that may be affected. In an official communique, the Ministry of Economy recalled that, in order to counteract the extraterritorial effects of the Helms-Burton, Mexico enacted a law that specifically protects commerce and investment from foreign regulations that contravene international norms, in effect since October 1996.
“Like other countries, Mexico has analyzed the relevant legal procedures to file complaints for violations of international law that the Helms-Burton Act represents,” the Mexican government states.
The Islamic Republic of Iran also confirmed its support for the Cuba. “Washington demonstrated, once again, that it resorts to illegitimate mechanisms to pressure independent countries,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Abas Musavi said.
According to Prensa Latina, a professor at the Chinese University of Political Science and Law, Pan Deng, commented that the Trump administration is attempting to pressure Cuba and affecting the entire international community.

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What effects would the new US measures have against Cuba ? Via Radio Reloj Cuba

The measures taken by the US government against Cuba could strike new blows to the relationship between both countries, the private sector of the island and US companies today consider a coalition promoting the bilateral approach.

Engage Cuba, a group that seeks the end of the blockade imposed by Washington against the Caribbean country almost 60 years ago, conducted an analysis on the consequences of the actions announced by the Donald Trump administration on April 17, including allowing the total application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

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What antidotes are there against #HelmsBurton ? @cubadebate #EuropeanUnion #Canada #AsambleaNacionalCuba #Mexico

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Now that the Donald Trump administration is preparing for the full activation of the Title III of the Helms-Burton’s, designed to block foreign investments in the largest of the Antilles, those same countries remind Washington that they also have legal resources to deal with the aggressiveness of the White House.

The European Union: The Blocking Statute

Canada: Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act

Mexico: Ley de Protección al Comercio y la Inversión de Normas Extranjeras que Contravengan el Derecho Internacional

Cuba: Ley de Reafirmación de la Dignidad y Soberanía Cubanas

 

 

 

 

Snapshot Via TeleSurEnglish | The #US keeps imposing new sanctions against #Cuba but #Cuba keeps resisting #US attacks against its sovereignty / #HelmsBurtonAct #UnblockCuba

Via @MediccGail – New #Cuba sanctions: House Foreign Affairs Committee rejects “cowboy diplomacy” that hurts #US businesses, & both US and #Cuban people / #HelmsBurtonAct #UnblockCuba

Engel on Implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act

April 17, 2019

Bronx, NY—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement:

“President Trump’s rejection of over two decades of bipartisan consensus on a key piece of U.S. policy toward Cuba will further isolate the United States from our Latin American and European allies and diminish our ability to promote democracy in Cuba and Venezuela. Sadly, this decision will do nothing to resolve U.S. property claims in Cuba—an important goal toward which we must continue to strive.

“Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all waived Title III of the Helms-Burton Act for so long because they rightly concluded that it would harm U.S. interests, American businesses, and the Cuban people. It will also damage our partnerships with key allies, including Canada and the European Union, by opening up another front in the Trump trade war as it opens the United States to litigation in the WTO. The losers in the latest round of Donald Trump’s cowboy diplomacy will be the American people who will suffer the real-life consequences of retaliatory trade measures.

“And, there are very serious repercussions of this decision on our cooperation with allies in support of democracy in Venezuela. instead of understanding the impact of today’s action on our partners, the Trump Administration has chosen to isolate itself from those in the EU and the Americas with whom we should be coordinating. I urge the President to rethink this ill-advised decision and self-inflicted wound.”

Background

Title III of the Helms-Burton Act allows Americans to file suit in U.S. courts against those “trafficking” in properties confiscated in Cuba. Its reach is extraterritorial and allows suits to move forward against foreign defendants. 

#NewOrleans Mayor in #Cuba / #UnBlockCuba

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