Category: Medical Brigades
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Refuting CBC’s Allegations: Cuba’s International Workers and the Ethics of Collective Contribution
Recent reports from CBC News have revived long-standing and misleading allegations that the Cuban government “confiscates” the wages of Cuban professionals working abroad — this time targeting Cuban specialists employed in Canada through joint ventures such as those between Cuba’s state nickel company and Sherritt International. These claims—largely based on anonymous testimonies and ideologically biased…
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STATEMENT RE: THE INCLUSION OF CUBA ON THE U.S. TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
The Canadian Network on Cuba denounces the United States cynically maintaining Cuba on its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. For decades, Cuba has sent tens of thousands of its medical professionals abroad to work in countries where natural disasters or poverty have left people without healthcare. In prior years, Cuban doctors on medical missions were…
