With the strict compliance with sanitary hygiene measures, the Major General Vicente García González Revolution Plaza combined this May Day, International Day of the Proletariat, the presence of flags, and union clamor.
Las Tunas, Cuba.- In an emotional meeting, the Provincial Committee of the CTC in Las Tunas recognized their most illustrious children, in the midst of the current epidemiological context.
With the first light of the morning and at the request of the National Union of Health Workers, the Proeza Laboral Medal (Labor Prowess) was awarded to four members of the Henry Reeve International Contingent who, with a waste of altruism and solidarity, faced the COVID-19 pandemic in countries with more complex epidemiological situations than ours.
Ana Ivis Estrada Rosales, one of the honorees, expressed her satisfaction at having raised the name of Cuba during her stay in Belize and assured that as part of the “army” of white coats, she is ready to provide help in any nation of the world, according to Marti's precepts that she inherited from this Revolution.
“I return to my town of Bartle with great pride. From there, I will continue to exercise my profession and I celebrate May Day with the satisfaction of knowing that the union movement does not remain in slogans, but contributes to the Homeland with facts and actions,” Ana Ivis expressed.
With the presence of the highest authorities of the Cuban Communist Party and the Government in the territory, 90 workers from the same sector were also honored with the Seal of Merit to Humanism, Sensitivity and Solidarity, for their daily commitment in favor of life from the first line of coping with the disease.
The meeting also served to show gratitude, on the part of the people of Las Tunas, to all the doctors, nurses, technicians, scientists, and others, who, beyond the hours, strive every day to find a prompt solution to the pandemic.
A special recognition, with the warmth that characterizes the Cuban Trade Union Confederation, was delivered to the journalists who obtained prizes and mentions in the May Day National Contest. To them, from the closeness, gratitude was also shown.
Although on this occasion there was no parade, nor faces of the people lit by the tradition of reaching the plaza on the first day of May, the workers' celebration in Las Tunas is marked by the trade union spirit that from virtual spaces reiterate that #UnidosHacemosCuba (United, we make Cuba).
