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Cuba to Lay Off 500,000 State Workers

HeadlineSep 14, 2010

Cuba has unveiled what’s being described as its most sweeping economic reforms since President Raúl Castro took the helm in 2006. On Monday, the Cuban government said it would lay off at least half-a-million state workers while easing restrictions on private businesses to help them find new jobs.

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