HAVANA. The Associated Press. January 3, 2011, 7:16PM ET. The head of the Cuban Workers Confederation says the first layoffs have begun in the cuban government's program to cut the jobs of 500,000 state workers.Cuban state-run media quotes Salvador Valdes as saying the initial layoffs are occurring in the sugar, agriculture, tourism, health and construction sectors.">HAVANA. The Associated Press. January 3, 2011, 7:16PM ET. The head of the Cuban Workers Confederation says the first layoffs have begun in the cuban government's program to cut the jobs of 500,000 state workers.Cuban state-run media quotes Salvador Valdes as saying the initial layoffs are occurring in the sugar, agriculture, tourism, health and construction sectors.">

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Cuba official says state worker layoffs have begun

HAVANA. The Associated Press. January 3, 2011, 7:16PM ET. The head of the Cuban Workers Confederation says the first layoffs have begun in the cuban government's program to cut the jobs of 500,000 state workers.

Cuban state-run media quotes Salvador Valdes as saying the initial layoffs are occurring in the sugar, agriculture, tourism, health and construction sectors.

Cuban media, including Monday's edition of the weekly Trabajadores, say Valdes made the comments during a meeting with workers' representatives but don't specify when it took place.

The layoffs are to affect 10 percent of Cuba's government work force and are supposed to finish by March. The job cuts are part of an economic overhaul aimed at slashing government expenditures.

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