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A state-owned employee of the telecommunications company ETECSA in Cienfuegos reported that the regime deducts 10% from their salary bonuses if they do not retweet a certain amount of state content.
"I'm not going to beat around the bush. We are losing 10% of the incentive for not retweeting X political matters related to the company ETECSA, meaning it's already mandatory," can be read in a testimony sent to the exiled opposition activist Eliecer Ávila.
"They set it as an indicator, and if you don't do it, you lose 10% of the stimulation, which is about 1000 pesos. As I was saying, they also hit your immediate boss for me not tweeting, and they do that to force me to tweet," the source adds.
"I'm going to send you a list of workers so you can see that almost everyone on the list has been affected," concludes the testimony.
Ávila shared the document on his social media, and CiberCuba has been able to independently confirm that this practice is taking place in at least one other province.
The workers at ETECSA, like many of those employed in the state framework, are often subjected to coercion and pressure to comply with the regime's directives.
Recently, ETECSA published images from Mayabeque showcasing the participation of its workers in a military exercise to demonstrate the defensive preparedness of institutions and labor collectives.
In the message shared on Facebook, the Territorial Division of ETECSA stated that “we all have the commitment to prepare for the defense of the Homeland”.
However, the photographs associated with the event sparked mockery and irony on social media due to the poor quality of the resources used.
The images showed improvised shooting practices, with women in office attire and high-heeled shoes.
Far from conveying military might, the scenes were interpreted by many users as a sign of the country's decline and a moment to criticize the state-owned company for the high prices of its phone plans.
"Here are the effects of blackouts, hunger, misery, and ETECSA prices. Congratulations, we're going for more, secondhand embarrassment, this is a bad joke," a user posted.
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