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5/1/2024 More than four million Cubans, with the Revolution, in the squares of the country. By: Lianet RojasRead NowThis is how Cuba dawns today, made into a "sea" of people in avenues, towns and squares where the festival of the proletariat is celebrated, which is also a way of defending the reasons of our people to continue building the future, sovereignly  May Day 2024 in Cuba 2024 Photo: Ricardo López Hevia CUBA'S PRESIDENT IS ALREADY ON THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST PLATFORM The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, is at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune to "celebrate with our beloved people the #1DeMayo," as he wrote on the social network X. Army General Raúl Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, is also there, along with other leaders of the country. Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, member of the Political Bureau and general secretary of the Cuban Workers' Confederation (CTC), also participates in the traditional event. More than 1,000 people from 200 solidarity organizations around the world are present alongside the Cuban workers. Darian Oramas Campo, a young worker in the electricity sector, spoke during the central national event for International Workers' Day, in Havana. In his speech, he pointed out the challenges of the current context for our people, who are experiencing a tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States on the island. Photo: José.M. Weapons Strap The general secretary of the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), in the main speech of the event, pointed out that today thousands of workers demonstrate in rallies throughout the country that we remain firm and united around the Revolution, defending its ideals of independence, sovereignty and social justice. He also addressed the particularities of the Cuban socio-economic context, marked both by the U.S. blockade and by our own internal insufficiencies. All this has had an impact on food shortages, the loss of purchasing power of salaries and pensions, limits access to inputs and raw materials for industries and restricts trade and foreign investment... which, derived from the impact of the U.S. measures, has a reflection on the lives of the country's workers. We have dedicated this day, therefore, to the heroism of Cuban workers, he said. Guilarte de Nacimiento pointed out that there are good experiences in all territories of the country, demonstrating that it is possible to achieve productive efficiency, despite the limitations of material and financial resources. At the heart of these good experiences are the people, who show us that human material is the safest and most solid resource we have today and that we are not allowed to waste it. He emphasized the urgency of consolidating the socialist state enterprise, as well as ensuring the growth of the supply of goods and services, which allows reducing prices and ensuring investment efficiency, in a process of permanent linkage with the non-state sector of the economy, which requires us to pay greater attention to and protect the rights of the workers who make it up. We take on this urgent challenge, in the midst of the government's projections to correct distortions and reboost the economy in 2024, which coincides with the organic process to the XXII Congress of the CTC. The Cuban workers, in the conviction of owners of the fundamental means of production, must go to an ever greater control and inspection of resources, as well as an incessant fight against corruption, indiscipline and illegalities. International Workers' Day coincides with the persistence of the crime against the Palestinian people, from Israel. Cuban workers condemn the attacks against thousands of children and people from Palestine, he added. He also added that the global trade union movement can always count on Cuba's support in the battle against desinguality and for the establishment of a more just and equitable international order. The more complex the circumstances, the stronger the unity must be, Guilarte recalled, quoting the Army General, whose permanent call for social cohesion was the invitation with which he concluded his speech. CUBA MULTIPLIES IN THE SQUARES Once again, the dawn of the first day of May overflows the island with colors, joys and shared certainties. Once again, the date summons and unites, encourages and commits; It exalts the truth of a country. This is how Cuba dawns today, made into a "sea" of people in avenues, towns and squares where the festival of the proletariat is celebrated, which is also a way of defending the reasons of our people to continue building the future, sovereignly. In this beautiful landscape of multitudes that also include children, young people, grandparents and families, it is possible to see the greatness of a nation that has been forged in the stoicism and heroic resistance of its children in the face of the continuous imperial stumbles of those who oppose the existence of the Cuban Revolution. In order to maintain these gains and support the urgent need to revive the national economy from collective creation, this 1st. On May Day, the archipelago is once again lit up in every tribune full of posters, banners and slogans that say a lot about the commitment and drive of those who love and found, of those who do not give up, despite adversity. And in each parade that embellishes the horizon from one end of the country to the other, friends from other latitudes merge in the mass of the Cuban proletariat, who join their voices to ours, in just demands against the criminal blockade of the Greater Antilles, and the Zionist genocide that destroys thousands of lives in Palestine. To these motivations that embrace solidarity, in the midst of so much deep-rooted hatred, are added the essences of a working people who parade out of conviction and attachment to their history. That is why – which has become a benchmark for many countries in the world – our celebration of International Workers' Day is a living reflection of the Cuba we want; united and multiplied today, in every square. (Mailenys Oliva Ferrales)  Archives May 2024
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