Workers from commerce entities in the Guantánamo municipality and from the Security and Protection company Siprot are facing delays in receiving their salaries, as acknowledged by the authorities of that Cuban province during a follow-up meeting on the economic and social situation of the area.
The issue was the focus of part of the daily analysis meeting concerning the so-called provincial vitality, reported on October 8 by the state broadcaster Radio Guantánamo.
Outstanding debts and payment demands
According to official information, officials from the municipal government, commerce, the banking sector, and labor explained that efforts are being made with companies and entities that have debts with Siprot for the services it provides. They also noted that they are working with the finance department to determine the resources allocated for employee payments.
The governor of Guantánamo, Alis Azahares Torreblanca, described the situation of having workers without pay as a "lack of sensitivity" and demanded an immediate solution, according to Radio Guantánamo. However, the report did not announce a date for the payments to be made.
The publication did not specify how many people are affected, how long the delays have been accumulating, or the amounts owed. Although it mentioned debts for services provided to Siprot, it did not clarify whether this situation also accounts for the unpaid bills in the commerce entities.
Other salary and cash issues in Guantánamo
The delays are not an isolated incident in the province. On September 5th, CiberCuba reported that employees from Commerce and Gastronomy in Manuel Tames had not been paid for two months, based on another official press acknowledgment. That information pertained to a municipality different from the provincial capital.
On September 18, it was also reported that Bandec in Guantánamo was receiving a little more than a third of the cash it needed daily, a shortage that made it difficult to make payments to workers and retirees. This lack of bank liquidity is a separate issue from the debts among entities now mentioned in relation to Siprot.
The , establishes in its Article 261 that wages must be paid at least once a month, for periods that have elapsed, except for the exceptions provided for certain components linked to results. The date and method of payment must be agreed upon by the employer and the union representation in the collective agreement.
During the same provincial meeting, there was also a call to expedite payments to retirees and the inflow of money into the banks. Official information indicated difficulties in Imías, Caimanera, Manuel Tames, and Niceto Pérez, without specifying which issue pertained to each municipality.
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