HAVANA (Carmelo Díaz Fernández, APSIC) – Local
authorities in Camaguey have threatened to lift the licenses of pedicab drivers
who work for themselves or belong to independent unions.
The authorities insisted that all pedicab drivers must join the Cuban
Workers Central, which supports the government.
Agustín Alfonso, a member of the independent United Council of Cuban
Workers, said there are 492 pedicab drivers in Camaguey who want to found or
join an independent union.
Apparently Alfonso’s remarks triggered the threat by local authorities.
The pedicabs are tricycles modified to carry passengers as a response to a
crisis in transportation in Cuba.
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