SELF-EMPLOYMENT

More than 580,000 people are currently self-employed in Cuba, of whom 29 percent are young people, 34 percent are women, 15 percent work for the State and 10 percent are retired»

Twelve images show a summary of some of the most relevant tasks undertaken in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus in 2018»

Over the last eight years, self-employment in Cuba has continued to expand, from approximately 157,000 workers in 2010 to 589,000 in 2018, currently representing 13% of the country’s workforce»

More than 26 300 people from Sancti Spiritus are currently working in the non-state sector. At the end of last year, tax collection exceeds 180 million pesos»

The second in charge of the Permanent Commission for Implementation and Development of Cuba, Yovana Vega, highlighted today the need to consolidate the self-employment or private sector»

Self-employment, or private work by an individual or group of persons, is now an element of the Cuban economy, and the Council of Ministers is looking into its results and ways to improve it, the official Granma newspaper reported»

Self-employment continues to grow in Sancti Spiritus, where a total of 24,985 people work in one or more activities, the highest figure since 2010»

New regulations will be in force starting next November 1st, in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba.»

Private business in Cuba have hired a total of 100 thousand 448 employees up to last September, which is in tune with the promotion of the new non-state employment modality.»

Some 18 700 local residents are registered as non-state workers»