Italian Workers Join Convoy Carrying Solidarity Aid to Cuba

Representatives of the Italian working class affiliated with the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) and the Autonomous Collective of Port Workers (CALP) will participate in the Nuestra América convoy carrying solidarity aid to Cuba, according to a report published Sunday.

A note featured on the digital site of the newspaper Il Faro di Roma indicates that dockworkers from the port of Genoa, in the northern region of Liguria and members of CALP, along with USB leadership, are expected to arrive in Cuba in the coming days.

The objective of the project, according to the publication, is "to break the isolation and concretely demonstrate solidarity with the Cuban people," amid an escalation of what organizers describe as the criminal United States blockade against the island, following the signing by President Donald Trump of an executive order aimed at preventing fuel from entering the country.

The mobilization, the report notes, "carries a broader significance than a simple shipment of goods," as its organizers stress that "it is not just about sending materials, but about launching a political message that highlights how a prolonged blockade ends up affecting the most vulnerable sectors of the population first."

The European Convoy, which also includes the solidarity association Agency for Cultural and Economic Exchange with Cuba (Aicec), is set to depart from Rome to Havana this coming Tuesday, carrying a cargo load that will join a shipment transported by a flotilla expected to arrive in Cuba on March 21, according to the organizers.

Meanwhile, Italy's Network of Communists will closely follow the progress of the initiative through a mission independent from the convoy, though serving in an observation and support capacity. Two representatives of the organization, Luciano Vasapollo and Giacomo Marchetti, have already departed for Havana, where they will remain from March 15 to 25. Their activities will include, among other actions, monitoring all stages of the Nuestra América Convoy route and "strengthening the bonds of political solidarity," the source adds.