Cuba will turn the celebration of the upcoming May 1st into a platform to denounce the cruel, illegal, and genocidal U.S. blockade on oil shipments to the dignified and independent Island.
The members of the leadership body evaluated the preliminary ideas contained in the general plan for the commemorative day of International Workers’ Day, dedicated to honoring the legacy of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in the year of his centenary.
They pointed out that the current escalation by the U.S. government is intended to further aggravate the consequences of the genocidal economic, commercial, and financial blockade, prolonged for 64 years, with the aim of finally bringing the Cuban people and their Revolution to their knees as they pay tribute to their historic leader.
Democratic President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 3447 on February 3, 1962, establishing the siege against Cuba with the intention of preventing the functioning of the Cuban economy and undermining popular support for the revolutionary process.
Since then, the strategy of economic siege and suffocation has been a central component of U.S. policy toward Cuba, aimed at limiting the Cuban people’s right to exercise sovereignty and build an independent project free from imperial subordination—one that the current administration has escalated to unprecedented levels with the energy blockade.
Given these circumstances, the Organizing Commission of the 22nd Congress of the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC)The CTC (Workers' Central Union of Cuba) was founded on January 28, 1939 by Lázaro Peña under the name Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (Confederation of Cuban Workers), in its meeting, called for May 1st to inspire workers to solve pressing problems in production and services, particularly those related to the shortage of energy carriers.
It also urged that the national days of voluntary and productive work convened by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC)The CTC (Workers' Central Union of Cuba) was founded on January 28, 1939 by Lázaro Peña under the name Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (Confederation of Cuban Workers) for International Workers’ Day be opportunities to promote the country’s priority programs, essentially food production and the installation of photovoltaic systems.
In the debate, the Organizing Commission proposed carrying out a significant number of activities rationally, such as a colloquium dedicated to highlighting the vision that National Hero José Martí and Fidel Castro had of the proletariat, as well as celebrations of Workers’ Day in hamlets, neighborhoods, and municipal centers, mobilizing attendees on foot.
The celebration of International Workers’ Day in Cuba will also serve as a prelude to the final sessions of the 22nd Congress of the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC)The CTC (Workers' Central Union of Cuba) was founded on January 28, 1939 by Lázaro Peña under the name Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (Confederation of Cuban Workers), scheduled to take place in the second half of June 2026.
