Summary
This report was submitted to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the U.S. Department of State by Free Society Project/Cuba Archive, Global Liberty Alliance, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
This submission focuses on a form of trafficking: the forced/compelled labor of Cuban temporary workers, particularly of its “internationalist medical missions,” and addresses the period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 in a historical context.
The Cuban government reports that around 75% of its exported workforce is composed of health workers. Other forms of state forced/compelled labor and sex trafficking, including of minors, believed to be occurring in Cuba are not addressed by this report.
