HAVANA, Cuba - August 25 (Ahmed Rodríguez Albacia, Jóvenes sin Censura /
www.cubanet.org) - The Latin American Federation of Rural Women has
launched a campaign demanding that Cubans regain the right to pay in
pesos everywhere on the island.
At present there are many establishments that only accept hard currency,
such as dollars or euros, as payment. Many Cubans chafe under this
arrangement, since, they complain, they are paid their salaries in pesos
and many don't have relatives abroad who can send them money in dollar
or euro denominations.
Leaders of the Women's Federation said they will collect signatures to
call for the enactment of a law that would "return to Cubans the rights
they should have never lost."
Cuban demand: Power to the peso! ... Nearly everything Cubans want or need must be bought with a separate ... things in regular pesos, which they mostly use for heavily subsidized ... And the government lacks the hard currency needed to pay much higher ... But dropping the value of the CUC precipitously also could lead to ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Re: PLs supposed "local knowledge" ...Cubans get a heavily subsidized monthly food basket of beans, rice, ... She gives the "government estimates" comradeDan. ... Government workers are paid in regular pesos, which trade at about 24 to ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Re: Cubans go to street to augment rations ...Cubans may not have McDonald's or Jack in the Box, ...street food to augment government food rations.... sauce and cheese for 8 pesos,... (soc.culture.cuba)
Cubans go to street to augment rations ...Cubans may not have McDonald's or Jack in the Box, but they do have pizza in a basket. ... Pizza Celina is among the more inventive places that Cubans go for street food to augment government food rations.... Near the University of Havana, students line up at lunchtime outside a building with peeling pink paint to shout orders for pizza with tomato sauce and cheese for 8 pesos, which is about 38 cents. ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Re: Cubans go to street to augment rations ...Cubans face hunger comrade Dan.... that is why 773,000 need WFP food aid and have done so for years. ... Cuban earning a typical monthly salary of 350 pesos." ... Every time you post that lie about me I post the truth about you. ... (soc.culture.cuba)
