Cuba Revokes Self-Employed Worker Licenses
Licenses By VANESSA ARRINGTON, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jun 20,10:12 PM ET

Laura Sanchez, sells flowers on a street in Havana, Cuba, in this Feb. 14, 2005 photo. The Cuban Government has revoked some 2000 licenses for self-employed workers across the island, part of an ongoing campaign to reassert state control over the economy. (AP Photo/Jorge Rey)

HAVANA - Cuba's communist government has revoked some 2,000 licenses from self-employed workers across the island, part of a campaign to reassert state control over the economy, local media reported this week.


Rolando Martinez (80) cleans shoes on a street in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 20, 2005. The Cuban Government has revoked some 2000 licenses for self-employed workers across the island, part of an ongoing campaign to reassert state control over the economy. (AP Photo/Jorge Rey)

Those who lost their licenses were violating rules that allow a limited number of Cubans to work for themselves, Tribuna, a weekly newspaper, reported Sunday.

The government has repeatedly complained about growing inequality associated with self-employment, and officials say private workers often compete with the government or steal state goods. A private worker can earn more in a day than the $12 (10 euros) that the average state worker makes in a month.

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