Cuba Participates in International Labor Conference in Geneva

Jesús Otaméndiz Campos, Minister of Labor and Social Security of Cuba, heads the island's delegation to the 114th International Labor Conference, which will be held in Switzerland until June 12, according to Cuba's Mission in Geneva via its Facebook profile.

The meeting brings together representatives from governments, employers, and workers from the 187 member states of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to discuss decent work on digital platforms, gender equality, social dialogue, and tripartism.

The Cuban delegation will denounce the impact of the intensified economic, commercial, and financial blockade by the United States against workers, including the energy siege, and will share advances in employment policies implemented in the country.

Otaméndiz will report on the upcoming approval of the new Labor Code by the National Assembly of People's Power, the result of a consultation process within labor collectives, which will expand rights and guarantees for all sectors.

Cuba, as a founding member of the ILO, has ratified 90 conventions —including the 10 fundamental ones— and actively participates in the elaboration and adoption of international labor standards.

Within the framework of the Conference, the minister held initial meetings with Marath Bolaños López, Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare of Mexico, and with Hemut Schwarzer, head of Public Finance at the ILO, to identify new areas of cooperation and modalities for supporting actuarial training in Cuba.