Cuba handing beauty, barber shops over to workers

[naaman fletcher]

HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist Cuba is turning over hundreds of state-run barber shops and beauty salons to employees across the country in what appears to be the start of a long-expected revamping of state retail services by President Raul Castro.

The measure marks the first time state-run, retail-level establishments have been handed over to employees since they were nationalized in 1968.

Barbers and hair dressers in telephone interviews from a number of cities during the weekend said they would now rent the space where they work and pay taxes instead of receiving a monthly wage

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47634020100412

[Bacchus39]

1. you mean, the Cuban people handed over the barber shops

to the workers. the Castro boys simply are doing what the Cuban people want and implementing their will. (lol)

[protocol rv]

2. Holy Cow, it's starting

Imagine that, barbers and hair dressers will get to make profits! That Raul is a capitalist roader :-)