The Solidaridad de Trabajadores Cubanos (STC)
is a Cuban-exile organization which represents
and protects the rights of Cuban workers. It has
coordinated efforts with other organizations such
as the Movimiento de los Trabajadores, Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), guilds, and associations. The STC is not affiliated
or dependent on any political entity.
The
STC supports Cuban workers who do not favor the
Marxist-Leninist system imposed and directed by
the communist state. The
STC is also the voice of the workers who are not
in favor with the officially-endorsed CTC, which
implement the objectives determined by the Central
Committee of the Cuban Communist Party.
The
STC originated from the working youth who were
part of a new generation of syndicate and guild
leaders who fought against the dictatorship of
Batista for the establishment of a constitutional
and democratic government. One of the STC's predecessor was Frente Humanista which was formed by leaders who rose from
the revolutionary struggle of the Cuban working
class. Their revolutionary ideals conflicted with
those of the Cuban Communist Party. As a result
of this confrontation hundreds of revolutionaries
who opposed Castro's regime were imprisoned. More
than one million Cuban workers were assassinated
against firing walls, in the streets, in the mountains
and in exile.
The
stated principles of the STC are the following:
for the liberty and the real democracy, that is
form of government, political system and social
living; against all types of dictatorships and
of repression: for the social justice and the popular
participation; against the exploitation, marginalization
and the misery: for the independence and national
sovereignty; and against all types of domination
and external dependence.
The
STC identifies itself as an organization outside Cuba with an assembly of Cuban workers who accept its principles
and objectives and are dedicated to realizing them.
The STC struggles for the integration of Cuba's economy, society, culture, and politics. The STC has its headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, but is supported by Cuban exiles throughout the world. |
