Cuban doctors brought to SA to fight pandemic ’trafficked’, says US State Dept

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Cuban doctors brought to SA to fight pandemic ’trafficked’, says US State Dept
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The report said that medical workers are only paid a fraction of their salaries while working in South Africa. cubandoctors Covid19 trafficking

When approached for comment, government spokesperson, Phumla Williams referred IOL to the Department of International Relations and International Cooperation .

South Africa’s reliance on Cuban workers in the medical and engineering fields has come under criticism from opposition parties and labour organisations, who have accused the government of ignoring sufficiently skilled South Africans. Kubayi-Ngubane said the department signed a government-to-government agreement that included work exchange and/or employment agreements with Cuba.

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