HAVANA, Cuba.- “The denunciation of the blockade imposed unilaterally by the United States against Cuba, is currently our main battle,” the Secretary General of the Workers’ Central Union of Cuba (CTC), Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento ratified.

“The siege causes deprivation of the Cuban people and hinders our development,” Guilarte de Nacimiento said during the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, in the Convention Palace of Havana.

“Despite the challenges for advancing economy under the complex financial conditions that persist, we progress with a strong step in updating our economic and social model,” Secretary General of the Workers’ Central Union of Cuba pointed out.

The leader confirmed the need to demand the return of the territory occupied by an American naval base in the eastern province of Guantanamo.

Cuba against All Challenges

The Secretary General of CTC, Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, reaffirmed the support for fair struggles in the world for respect to labor and social rights.

He expressed support for countries such as Brazil, Syria and Nicaragua, and to causes such as that of the Palestinian and Sahrawi peoples. He also addressed the current situation in Venezuela, which he described as a trench in which they also fight for Latin American and Caribbean emancipation.

“From our trade union organization we will raise the voice to the permanent call for mobilizing the forces of the left, and the integrationist processes of the region, for the benefit of the inclusive social policies,” the member of the Cuban Parliament added.

The worker leader also stressed the need to move forward in the construction of a more just society, in which those historically excluded have voice, hope and dignity.