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1In Cuba, Everything Increases Except State Workers’ SalariesKiobà: Miakatra Daholo Afa-tsy Ny Karaman'ny Mpiasam-panjakana
2The price of food products has been increasing in Cuba, while workers' wages remain unchanged.Miakatra ny vidi-tsakafo ao Kiobà, tsy miova kosa ny karaman'ny mpiasa (Sarin'ny mpanoratra)
3(Photo courtesy of the author.) The recently finalized congress of the Workers' Central Union of Cuba (CTC), the only organization of its kind in the country, concluded with the confirmation that unless there is an increase in productivity, there will be no increase in the salaries of Cuban state workers.Nanamafy izay efa voalaza ny Kongresy nifarana vao haingana nokarakarain'ny Foiben'ny Mpiasa ao Kiobà (CCT), fikambanana tokana amin'ny karazany ao amin'ny firenena, fa raha misy ny fitomboan'ny vokatra, dia tsy hisy ny fiakaran'ny karaman'ny mpiasam-panjakana Kiobàna.
4In Cuba, the median salary of state workers stands at 15 dollars per month, according to the exchange rate of Cuba's national currency.Ao Kiobà, 15 dolara isam-bolana araka ny sandam-bola Kiobàna ny salan-karaman'ny mpiasam-panjakana ao Kiobà.
5Meanwhile, the cost of living has increased in recent years, after the implementation of economic measures such as the elimination of certain food products from the basic food basket subsidized by the State.Mandritra izany fotoana izany, niakatra ny vidim-piainana tao anatin'izay taona vitsy izay, taorian'ny fanatanterahana ireo fepetra ara-toekarena tahaka ny fanafoanana ny fanohanan'ny fanjakana ny vidin-tsakafo sasany.
6In addition, there has been a significant increase in food prices in the private market.Ankoatra izany, nahitam-pisondrotana goavana ihany koa ireo vidin-tsakafo eny amin'ny tsena tsy miankina.
7According to the president of Cuba, Raúl Castro,Araka ny filazan'ny filohan'i Kiobà, Raúl Castro,
8“It would be irresponsible and counterproductive to order a generalized salary increase in the state sector, because it would only cause an inflationary spiral unless it is fully backed by a matching increase in the goods and services on offer.”“Manaonao foana sady tsy mitera-bokatsoa ny fampiakarana ny karama ankapoben'ny mpiasam-panjakana, satria hiteraka fiakaran'ny vidim-piainana ankapobe raha tsy arahin'ny fitomboan'ny tolo-draharaha sy ny vokatra eny an-tsena”.
9Making a salary increase conditional on increased productivity has refocused the debate on the vicious cycle that has ensnared Cuba in recent times.Nampiverina indray ny adihevitra nahavoafandrika an'i Kiobà ho ao anaty ranomodin'ny ny fampifandraisana ny fampiakarana ny karama amin'ny fitomboan'ny vokatra.
10The recently elected secretary of the CTC, Ulises Guilarte, pointed out the consequences of this cycle [es]:Nanipika ny voka-dratsin'izany ny sekretara vaovao voafidy tao amin'ny CCT, Ulises Guilarte:
11Salary problems are the main obstacle to increasing productivity and efficiency in many places, causing apathy and lack of motivation and interest in work, with consequent effects on discipline and the exodus of qualified workers towards better compensated and less demanding professional activities, resulting in a tangible decapitalization of the work force, which has fundamentally impacted the basic branches of industry, the construction ministry, and others, as well as ever-increasing denials of promotions to leadership positions.Ny olan'ny karama no vatomisakana lehibe hampitomboana ny vokatra sy ny fahombiazana any amin'ny toerana maro, miteraka fahalainana sy tsy mampazoto miasa izany, izay miantraika any amin'ny fitsipi-pifehezana sy ny fandosiran'ny mpiasa kinga mankany amin'ny asa aman-draharaha ahazoam-bola kokoa sy tsy mitaky zavatra be loatra, ka mampihena be dia be ny herin'ny asa izay mahatratra hatrany ifotony ny indostria, ny minisiteran'ny fananganana tao-zava-baventy, ary ny hafa, ary ny fandavana ny fampakarana amin'ny toera-pitarihan'olona.
12In his speech, Raúl Castro confirmed that medical workers would receive a salary increase, “given that the country's fundamental income at this time is a result of the work of thousands of doctors offering their services abroad.”Nanamafy tamin'ny kabariny Raúl Castro fa hahazo fisondrota-karama ny mpiasan'ny fahasalamana, “satria ny fidiram-bola voalohan'ny firenena dia avy amin'ny asan'ireo dokotera an'arivony manolotra ny fahaizany ho an'ny any ivelany.”
13In January 2011, the Brazilian ambassador in Havana announced [es] that there would be 11,000 Cuban doctors working in the poorest and most remote parts of his country that year.Tamin'ny Janoary 2011, nanambara [es] ny ambasadera Breziliana ao Havana fa mahatratra 11.000 ny dokotera Kiobàna miasa any amin'ny faritra tena mahantra sy lavitry ny tanàndehibe ao amin'ny fireneny tamin'io taona io.
14The South-South Cooperation, a partner of the Pan-American Health Organization, will give around $500 million dollars to Cuba annually.Noho ny fiarahamiasan'ny samy (ilabolantany) Tatsimo, dia mandrotsaka vola 500 tapitrisa dolara isan-taona amin'i Kiobà ny Fikambanana panamerikanan'ny fahasalamana.
15On his blog Esquinas de Cuba, Alejandro Ulloa argues [es]:Ao amin'ny bilaoginy mitondra ny anarana hoe Esquinas de Cuba i Alejandro Ulloa no mandresy lahatra [es]:
16(…) Without significant foreign investments, as well as the recapitalization of major productive sectors, the Cuban economy will continue in this vicious cycle, which clearly threatens the increase of the purchasing power of wages, the real problem affecting the population today.(…) Raha tsy misy fampiasam-bola vahiny betsaka, sy ny fanatsofohana anaty renivola ny sampan'asa lehibe mamokatra, dia ho tafahitsoka ao anatin'io ranomody io ny toe-karena Kiobàna, ranomody mandrahona mivantana ny fampakarana ny fahafaha-mividy, olana miantraika mivantana amin'ny mponina ankehitriny.