From our Bureau of Twenty-First Century Neoslavery with some assistance from our Bureau of Socialist Compassion and Social Justice
Wow. Imagine working for ten months and not getting paid. Apparently, the socialist government of Honduras thinks that providing you with housing, transportation, and meals is sufficient, for that is all that it has been providing for these doctors. This story smells bad. Something fishy is going on here.
Tres Fotutos suspects that what is really going on is that Honduras has paid Castro, Inc. for the doctors, but Castro, Inc. has kept all of the money. It’s possible. In fact, it is highly likely. Meanwhile, Hondurans are complaining about how rude and “hostile” these Cuban doctors are towards the natives. Hoo-Wee! Socialism in action!
Loosely translated from Cubanos Por El Mundo
In Honduras, nearly 100 Cuban doctors who arrived in the country in February of this year through an agreement between President Xiomara Castro’s government and the Cuban regime have yet to receive their salaries.
Uncertainty surrounds the payment for these healthcare professionals, as it remains unclear which Honduran entity should fund their salaries, which amount to over $1,000 per month. It is well known, however, that the doctors only receive a fraction of this amount.
Health Minister Carla Paredes initially stated that the Strategic Planning Secretariat would cover the payment as part of a two-year agreement. However, documents accessed by the local outlet El Heraldo reveal that the Secretariat has not made any disbursements, as the report clarifies that “it has no employment relationship with the Cuban doctors.”
This has raised concerns about which entity is actually funding the salaries and under what conditions.
The situation has created a tense environment among healthcare workers in the country. The Honduran Medical College, which has voiced its dissatisfaction with the Cuban brigade’s presence, claims that the Honduran government pays about $2,000 to the Cuban regime per doctor, in addition to providing accommodation, transportation, and meals.
Additionally, El Heraldo reported that the Cuban doctors hold managerial positions and display hostile attitudes towards Honduran staff, leading local workers to request the intervention of the Ministry of Health to clarify the situation.
Upon arrival in February, the Cuban doctors were assigned to hospitals in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and remote rural communities. Exporting Cuban medical brigades is a common practice for the Island’s regime, which faces a severe crisis in its own healthcare system, affected by medicine shortages, inadequate facilities, and a lack of specialists in multiple areas.
The rent-a-docs are implements Castro, Inc. uses to make money. They might as well be inanimate or virtual objects. They do NOT matter in and of themselves, and everybody who rents them knows the score.