Under Cuban Skies: Workers and Their Rights [2009]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003358
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Original Title
Bajo el cielo cubano, El trabajador y sus derechos
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Language
Spanish; Castilian
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
United States, 2009.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (29 min.)
Contents Summary
The film is an account of the systematic violation of human and labor rights committed by Fidel and Raul Castro since they took power fifty years ago, supposedly on behalf of the Cuban worker. Their revolutionary government, as the film shows, is the only hiring entity and, as such, is guilty of discrimination in employment, of confiscating 97% of the salaries paid by foreign investors, and of prohibiting the worker’s right to organize representative unions, or to conduct collective bargaining. Interviews with hotel workers – the “privileged” class of the Cuban labor force – and with independent labor leaders and dissident journalists, were conducted in Cuba, while counterpart interviews were filmed in Spain, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Miami. The two sets of interviews make clear the stark contrast between the labor conditions in hotels operated by multinational corporations in Cuba and hotels run by those same corporations abroad.
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
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| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1738 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Under Cuban Skies: Workers and Their Rights [2009]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003358
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Bajo el cielo cubano, El trabajador y sus derechos
General Information
Language
Spanish; Castilian
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
United States, 2009.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (29 min.)
Contents Summary
The film is an account of the systematic violation of human and labor rights committed by Fidel and Raul Castro since they took power fifty years ago, supposedly on behalf of the Cuban worker. Their revolutionary government, as the film shows, is the only hiring entity and, as such, is guilty of discrimination in employment, of confiscating 97% of the salaries paid by foreign investors, and of prohibiting the worker’s right to organize representative unions, or to conduct collective bargaining. Interviews with hotel workers – the “privileged” class of the Cuban labor force – and with independent labor leaders and dissident journalists, were conducted in Cuba, while counterpart interviews were filmed in Spain, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Miami. The two sets of interviews make clear the stark contrast between the labor conditions in hotels operated by multinational corporations in Cuba and hotels run by those same corporations abroad.
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DVD
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DVD
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
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Public Note
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Digital Film