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labour Markets and welfare states: a country perspective
agricultural system.
Cuba - Jorge román
given its specific characteristics, Cuba has not been included in the
typology of countries. The Cuban archipelago occupies an area of
109,886 square kilometre. Its population in 2006 was 11,2 with a
population density of 102.3 people per square kilometre (75.5%
urban), and a demographic growth rate of -0.4 per cent. The Cuban
republic has a socialist political regime, with state property
predominating in the economy. In 2006 the Eap (both sexes) reached
the level of 4,847,300 (62.68% men). of these, 4,754,600 (98.08%)
were employed. The total unemployment rate was 1.9 per cent (men
1.7%, women 2.2%). The youth unemployment rates by age groups
(both sexes) were: 15-16 years of age, 0.02 per cent; 17-19 years,
2.84 per cent; and 20-29 years, 17.29 per cent. The three main
groups of export goods (in order of export value) in 2006 were
products from mining, tobacco, and sugar industries. medical care
services provided abroad, tourism, and money sent by Cubans living
abroad were also important sources of income for the country. The
main imports (in order of imported value) were transport equipment
and machinery, fuels, lubricants and related articles, and foodstuffs
and livestock.
The principal employer in Cuba is the state, which employs 81.78
per cent of Cuba’s workers through its enterprises and centres of
production and services. However, cooperatives account for 5.41 per
cent of all employed people, and the private sector employs 12.81
per cent. The private sector includes people who are self-employed
(3.21% of all employed). The self-employed in authorised
autonomous jobs pay a tax quota fixed by law. Informal economic
activity as a unique job is minimal (the source of all geographic,
demographic, and economic statistics in the above paragraphs is the
oficina nacional de Estadísticos. other government sources of
information about employment and working conditions used in this
case study are the Código de Trabajo, ley 49/1984; Constitución de
la república; leyes, decretos leyes, acuerdos, resoluciones e
instrucciones relacionadas con la salud, la seguridad y el medio
ambiente laboral; ministerio de salud pública, anuario estadístico).
The monthly average salary in 2006 reached 387 Cup. Cuba has two
official currencies, the Cuban peso (Cup) and the Cuban Convertible
peso (Cuban unit Currency or CuC) (1 CuC = 24 Cup = 0.80 usD). many
basic products are sold in Cup at low prices, while many other
necessary products are sold in CuC. While, in some formal jobs, extra
payments in CuC are given to stimulate the workers, and some
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