SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 13 (Luis Alberto Rivera, APLO) - One of eastern Cuba's largest private employers laid off more than 800 workers to increase productivity and lower production costs.

Moa Nickel, S. A., a joint venture between Canadian mining giant Sherritt International and the Cuban government, laid off the workers and expects to lay off more this year, according to its general manager, Subash Carcanis. The remaining workers are apprehensive about their jobs, and the others are concerned about their future prospects. Workers with joint ventures typically receive better pay than the average Cuban worker employed by a national concern.

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