Cubans learn to work for themselves
1,350 views · Published 13 April 2014 · 2:08 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Allowing Cubans to work for themselves was one of the major changes introduced by President Raul Castro four years ago. Castro's plan was to open up the tightly-run state economy. Hairdressers, taxi drivers and street vendors were allowed to go it alone. Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler reports from Havana.
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