May Day International Scientific Workshop Inaugurated in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The 8th May Day International Scientific
Workshop was inaugurated on Tuesday at Havana's Cuban Institute of History (ICH), as part of the program of activities organized to celebrate May Day on Friday.

A specialist with the Research Program on the Movement of the Argentinean Society, María Celia Cotarelo, thanked the organizers of the event, aimed at learning from trade union movements and the struggles of the working class in different parts of the world, she pointed out.

Latin American reality is constantly changing. Important steps have been taken for justice and equality, and workers have to be at the center of these transformations, highlighted Cotarelo.

The head of International Relations of the Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC), Raymundo Navarro, referred to the history of workers' struggles in the Caribbean nation, and the role of its labor organization in the Cuban revolutionary movement

This scientific workshop reflects a historical panorama of trade unions, May Day celebrations and the Cuban Revolution, said Navarro.

Tuesday's activities included the presentation of the panel "Role and action of labor unions in the process of globalization in Mexico", and the launch of the books "Memoirs of the 7th May Day International Workshop" and "The military elite in Cuba".

The event, which will run until April 30 with the presence of speakers from Mexico and Argentina, is sponsored by the Confederation of Cuban Workers, ICH, and several Mexican institutions.

(Inauguran Taller Científico Internacional Primero de Mayo Dayan García La O)