Eric Campos, secretary general of the Unitary Workers’ Union (CUT), told Prensa Latina, “We believe that the struggle for peace must be a central focus of national and global union action because, along with the self-determination of peoples, it is essential for stability.”

Meanwhile, Karen Araya, a leader of Education workers in La Florida district, warned that the siege against Cuba is depriving its people of resources necessary for survival, such as food, medicine, and electricity.

Union leaders affiliated with the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) participated at the CUT headquarters in a national meeting to analyze the challenges facing the working class with the arrival of a new government and neoliberal adjustment policies.

Diego Castillo, national union leader of the Communist Youth (JJCC), noted that his generation is currently suffering from precarious jobs not only through contract work, but also through new forms of exploitation.

Cuban Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy informed that his country had gone four months without receiving fuel since December, and the donation sent by Russia had run out, in a complex situation exacerbated by rising temperatures.

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