The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) and the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on specific activities to promote the bilateral relations.
The signing took place at talks between
President of the VGCL Bui Van Cuong and Secretary General of the CTC Ulises
Guilarte de Nacimiento as part of Cuong’s visit to
Cuba from September 22-24.
The visit aims to exchange experience and
information in trade union activities with
Cuba,
thus contributing to deepening the special solidarity between
Vietnam and
Cuba, Cuong said.
At the talks between
VietnamGeneral Confederation of Labor and
Central Unionof Cuban Workers
Guilarte
de Nacimiento expressed his pleasure to welcome the VGCL delegation and took
the occasion to thank the Vietnamese Party, State and workers for supporting
Cuban people in the past and at present.
The VGCL President presented USD 25,000 in
cash and computer sets to Cuban workers affected by the recent storm Irma.
In an interview granted to the Worker
weekly newspaper, the official organ of CTC, Cuong highlighted the special bond
between the two countries’ people and workers, which was nurtured by Presidents
Ho Chi Minh and Fidel castro Ruz.
He expressed his readiness to share
experience with
Cubato develop trade unions in non-State economic sectors where the VGCL attaches
great importance to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers,
ensuring social welfare, fair wages, labor safety, working environment
conditions, and entertainment rights.
During his visit to
Cuba, Cuong
also met with head of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee’s
Department of External Relations Jose Ramon Balaguer Cabrera.
Source: PANO
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