Cuba Takes Care of Elders
Employment, retirement and health care for a happy old age are issues of the 2nd Congress on Social Security taking place as of Tuesday at Havana´s Conference Center.

Increased life expectancy in Cuba until 77 years old and birthrate reduction have caused a graying of the population on a national level.

Last year, Cuba raised workers´ salaries, social security benefits and public assistance, benefiting over 5 million people, as well as minimum wages from 100 to 225 pesos monthly, benefiting more than 1,600,000 people.

The island´s social security covers one hundred percent of its population and these increases are carried out by the Cuban government, in spite of the almost 50 years of US economic, commercial and financial blockade.

Among these actions are priority care and insertion into society of people with disabilities but able to work.