Self-Employment

Cuban regime union concerned about recruiting workers from the "non-state sector"

The government of Las Tunas imposes strict time restrictions on self-employed individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises

A barbershop in Havana charges 1,600 pesos for a haircut, which is more than a retiree's pension

The dollar falls below 300 pesos in Cuba for the first time in nearly a year

Stable dollar at 300 pesos and the euro falls: Latest rates from the informal market in Cuba

Marrero justifies new regulations for micro, small, and medium enterprises: "They discovered that selling containers on the street made more money."

Gesture of Honesty: Young Pizzaiolo in Cienfuegos Returns 400 Pesos Overcharged to Customer

The CTC establishes labor union structures in the private sector in Cuba

The Cuban government will require a permit for those who charge for the care of children and the elderly

New rules for the private sector in Cuba take effect in September

Cuban regime restricts 125 activities for private actors: What implications will it have?

Sick Cuban boy sells bracelets to help his mother

Cuban priest denounces locksmith scam in Havana

The Cuban regime seeks to involve "new economic actors" in its social policies

Non-state economic sector under scrutiny by authorities amid energy crisis

fined 8,000 pesos for a self-employed worker who was selling diapers in Old Havana

Cuban mother cleans yards to survive in Cárdenas

Fines of up to 8,000 pesos are imposed for price violations in Havana

Official press opens up: "In Cuba, having a degree means having nothing."

Police operation against street vendors in Havana results in 42 fined

Private businesses resist the process of banking integration

They prevent Mipyme from withdrawing five thousand pesos in cash after banking: "The chicken is going to rise."

Alejandro Gil: "In Cuba, there is a single socialist business system."

Owner of Mipyme lowers oil prices and urges other entrepreneurs to do the same

Capped prices cause a halt among taxi drivers in Havana

Cuban poses as an employee and robs a pizzeria in Camagüey

Authorities acknowledge an increase in unemployment in Las Tunas

They will limit cash withdrawals from ATMs for the private sector in Cuba

Masonry work on a high-rise building in Havana generates controversy: Is it safe?

Manuel Marrero criticizes prices in private businesses: "It’s an abuse of the population."

More than 39,000 pesos in fines are imposed on cart drivers in Cienfuegos

Yomil declares himself a "musician, pizza maker, and crazy" with the opening of his business in Havana

Yomil opens his pizzeria Doping in Centro Habana

The exchange rate in the Cuban currency market will apply to imports made by Mipymes

Cuban government seeks to reactivate "Vagrancy Law"

More than 9,900 taxpayers are accumulating debts in Ciego de Ávila

Cuban entrepreneurs win U.S. scholarship.

Inspectors issued more than 200 fines in a week in Ciego de Ávila

More than 500,000 Cubans are currently working in the private sector

The Cuban government launches a survey to gather data on the population's spending and income

Cubans prefer the private sector to enter the workforce

Cuba authorizes another group of new micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises

Forklift operators and bicycle taxi drivers in Cuba fed up with the increase in fines

The Cuban government sells modules to private businesses for over 600 dollars

Cubans react to promotion of private business for Fidel Castro's birthday

Taxpayers in Camagüey will be prosecuted for tax evasion

The ONAT is pressuring around 10,000 taxpayers with overdue payments in Sancti Spíritus

Thousands of inspectors in Cuba are being trained in response to the increase in self-employment

Private workers without electricity in leased state premises

Carlos, the Cuban who cleans pots for 80 pesos in Cienfuegos

The Holguin government plans to authorize the leasing of premises to the non-state sector

The government asserts that the decreasing trend of multiple jobs in Cuba is due to the availability of free healthcare and education

State Security threatens Cuban broadcaster over her social media denunciations

Cuba's Ministry of Education prohibits teachers from engaging in self-employment activities

Bureaucracy prevents a Cuban woman from working independently

El Vedado: From Residential Neighborhood to Marketplace

Cuban elderly man survives by repairing and selling what people throw away

Private businesses in Cuba will have to pay taxes on copyright

A Cuban mother is forced to sell her daughter's milk to buy other food

Roxana García: "We are young and we work; we are not paid for what we say on social media."