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US moves to revoke visas, impose restrictions over Cuban labor program
The U.S. targets foreign officials for aiding Cuba's forced labor scheme exploiting medical professionals, who generate $4.9 billion annually, while depriving Cubans of essential healthcare.
- The U.S. State Department imposed visa restrictions on foreign officials involved in exploiting Cuban medical professionals in a labor scheme.
- Officials from several African nations, Cuba, and Grenada faced sanctions along with their families, according to the U.S. State Department.
- Cuba is accused of sending medical workers to 50 countries for little or no pay while confiscating their passports and credentials.
- Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated that Cuba will 'continue to provide services.
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On Monday, President Donald Trump’s government revoked the visas of Mozart Sales, the current Secretary of Specialized Health Care of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and Alberto Kleiman, a former official of the same portfolio. The measure is part of a series of sanctions announced by Washington in response to the recruitment of Cuban medical missions, which the United States considers a form of forced labor. Sanctions also reach officials fro…
Currently, more than 24,000 employees in the Cuban health sector offer services abroad.
In a forceful movement against labor exploitation orchestrated by the Cuban regime, the United States Department of State, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, announced the revocation of visas and the imposition of travel restrictions on several officials of the Brazilian government, former officials of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and their families. Read more]]>
U.S. Tightens Visa Restrictions on Officials Linked to Cuban Medical Program
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions for some African, Caribbean, and Brazilian officials linked to a Cuban medical worker program. Visas of Brazilian Ministry of Health official Mozart Julio Tabosa Sales and former PAHO official Alberto Kleiman were revoked, amid allegations of forced labor by Cuban authorities.
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