Cargando...Trade unions, professional associations, and solidarity organizations from more than 40 countries across the Americas and Europe took part virtually in an International Meeting in support of Cuba and against the executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, which blocked oil shipments to the independent island. The event was held Friday at the headquarters of the Workers’ Central Union of Cuba () in Havana.
Osnay Miguel Colina Rodríguez, president of the Organizing Commission of the 22nd CTC Congress, thanked representatives of nearly 70 organizations—including several affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)—for joining their voices in solidarity with the Cuban people and condemning what he described as the criminal, inhumane, and arbitrary escalation by the U.S. government.
He emphasized the fascist, criminal, and genocidal nature of the executive order, which falsely labels Cuba as a threat to the United States and imposes heavy sanctions on those who trade oil with the island.
In 27 interventions, international participants reaffirmed their moral and material support for the Cuban people and workers, while rejecting the energy blockade intended to undermine the Revolution.
Rob Miller, president of the Cuba Solidarity Movement in the United Kingdom, representing 23 national unions with over 4 million members, noted that 40 members of Parliament had signed a motion urging the government to oppose the measure.
Marcos Ortiz, secretary general of Mexico’s Coalition of Democratic Urban and Rural Organizations (CODUC, in Spanish), highlighted continued cooperation with the and praised the progressive government of Claudia Sheinbaum for sending humanitarian aid to Cuba.
Ángel Coello, speaking for the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP, in Spanish), proposed that participating organizations unite efforts to build a “Solidarity Photovoltaic Park” in Cuba. Meanwhile, French unionist Ander Farder of the General Confederation of Workers called for countering the media war against Cuba by sharing its reality with workers worldwide.
Representatives of 11 organizations affiliated with the WFTU also spoke, reaffirming the federation’s militant support for Cuba, representing 105 million workers in 133 countries across five continents.
