Cuba shares what it has Another Cuban medical brigade has arrived in Italy, this time in Turin, with 21 doctors, 16 nurses and a logistics coordinator, to save lives without asking anything in return, because solidarity has no price Author: Ventura de Jesús | informacion@granma.cu april 14, 2020 10:04:26 The Cuban medical brigade’s arrival in Turin. Photo: Heidy Villuendas Another Cuban medical brigade has arrived in Italy, this time in Turin, with 21 doctors, 16 nurses and a logistics coordinator, joining the first brigade in Lombardy, the epicenter of the epidemic in the country, to save lives without asking anything in return, because […]

So far, Cuba registers 515 COVID-19 confirmed cases, 15 deaths, and 28 recoveries.   Cuba’s Transport Minister Eduardo Rodriguez decided to suspend public and private passenger transportation within urban and rural areas. However, institutions offering essential services must guarantee the mobility of their workers.. RELATED:  Cuba has Reached Limited Local Transmission Stage of COVID-19 Private carriers would have their operating license suspended and are free from tax payment until the restrictions cease. Means of transportation contracted by the Defense Councils for prioritized services are exempted.  In vehicles that continue to operate, passengers must use sanitary masks use, wash their hands with […]

The WFTU mourns the passing of cde Komal Chand, member of the WFTU Presidential Council 09 Apr 2020   The big class-oriented and militant trade union family of the WFTU, representing 100 million affiliated workers across the five continents, expresses its deep sorrow after the passing of Cde Komal Chand on 8 April 2020. Cde Komal has been a member of the WFTU Presidential Council since 2005 and the 15th World Trade Union Congress in Havana. He has also served as President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) as well as Member of the Guyana Parliament from […]

Cork University Hospital cleaning and household staff discuss their vital role during the Covid-19 Emergency. We Trade Unionists should be “proud of “the way our members have put their lives on the line for all our citizens. We salute them. Watch this video    

As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) spreads across the world, paralysing entire countries, underprivileged families bear the brunt of the crisis, with parents unable to work and support their children. Educators in Palestine and Morocco have decided to donate part of their wages to help the most vulnerable and the fight against the virus. With over 1.3 billion students worldwide out of school (over 80% of the global student population), millions of children from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing out on essential social services provided in their schools, such as school meals. To make matters worse, quarantine measures mean that many […]

Helen Yaffe— COVID-19 surged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019, and by January 2020 it had hit Hubei province like a tidal wave, swirling over China and rippling out overseas. The Chinese state rolled into action to combat the spread and to care for those infected. Among the thirty medicines the Chinese National Health Commission selected to fight the virus was a Cuban anti-viral drug, Interferon Alpha 2b. This drug has been produced in China since 2003, by the enterprise ChangHeber, a Cuban-Chinese joint venture. Cuban Interferon Alpha 2b has proven effective for viruses with characteristics […]

The National Federation of Public Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE) held a protest at the Ministry of Healthcare on Thursday, March 19 demanding immediate measures for the protection of the people’s and doctors health faced with Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically the doctors denounced the Governments tactics that even today refuse to stuff the Public Hospitals with the necessary doctors and personnel. Additionally the doctors protested for the shortages in necessary materials such as protective masks, gloves, etc. The Federation also protested symbolically against the measure that prohibits gatherings of more than 10 persons, by 20 doctors standing together with their banner […]

Government must immediately intervene and put forward a comprehensive Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme for workers -ICTU 20 Mar 2020 General Secretary Patricia King has expressed grave concern at  reports that employers who temporarily lay off workers because of coronavirus will not be refunded for paying them anything over and above the new Covid-19 unemployment payment of €203 per week offered by the State. Patricia King said this is an unprecedented emergency for  the country, and she called for immediate intervention by Government to immediately develop a ‘Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme for Workers.’  which would seek to  uphold their  net income. She […]

Fórsa members are advised follow the HSE advice on protecting yourself and others from the coronavirus. Reporting for work The union advises members to report for work as normal unless: You have been told not to attend work by your manager or HR department Remote working arrangements have been put in place, and you have been told to work at home by your manager or HR department You have a medical reason for not attending work You are self-isolating on medical or HSE advice. If you are in vulnerable group (ie, if you are over 60 or have a long-term medical condition like heart […]

On the occasion of this year’s March 8th anniversary, the World Federation of Trade Union addresses a warm militant greeting to every woman all over the globe, working or unemployed, self-employed, in the city or in the countryside, young mother, student, retiree, refugee or immigrant, life fighters of the everyday. We all, stand on the side of the women who struggle with the WFTU and the international class-oriented movement, and strongly believe in the necessity of the organization of the women’s fight for real equality and do not limit our militancy and struggles just in one day a year. 2020 […]