The postal workers of the Correos de Cuba offices in the Isle of Youth were benefited with the delivery of bicycles to help "move the company forward," according to a Cuban state official.
The delivery of the means of transportation took place on July 31, and during the event, the director of Correos in the special Cuban municipality, Eddyt Castro Rodríguez, reminded them that they must "take care of the means that are acquired."
The directive also called on postal workers to increase the amount of payments for Social Security and Assistance, home delivery services, as well as subscriptions to the press. "Now with the means of transportation, they can strengthen services in the units," reported the government newspaper Periódico Victoria.
Ariel Molina Amador, the company representative in the territory, promised them that whistles would also be delivered, although he warned that "they are still being looked for."
The official mentioned that the bicycles delivered are of higher quality than those from previous years.
Migration and low wages are factors that influence the shortage of mail carriers in various parts of the country.
Despite the deliveries of transportation means, the government does not provide them with access to spare tires, nor to the maintenance of bicycles, nor protective gear such as raincoats or work clothes, or calculators.
Housewives, the elderly, people with reduced mobility, or those caring for the sick are the main population groups affected by the lack of mail carriers in cities.
In 2022, a report from the official Avileño newspaper Invasor pointed out that most of the mail carriers in Ciego de Ávila were elderly men. They suffered physical strain while traversing the city on old bicycles, and their salaries, due to inflation, do not amount to much for their families. They earn less than 3,000 pesos a month.
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