Labor minister sacked after controversial comments on Cuba’s poor.
President Miguel DÃaz‑Canel dismissed Labor Minister Marta Elena Feito on July 16, after she publicly described beggars as "disguised" and not genuine, calling them “an easy way of life”.
Her remarks, aired live, went viral and sparked widespread frustration, forcing the swift rebuke from the presidency highlighting a lack of “objectivity and sensitivity”.
DÃaz‑Canel stressed that the comments betrayed government policy aimed at addressing poverty and social welfare.
The firing signals a renewed focus within Havana on public perception and social empathy amid deepening economic crises in Cuba.
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