Denouncing the human trafficking and forced labor of and profiteering from Cuban medical personnel serving in third-world countries.
United States119th CongressHRES-205House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 10, 2025
Summary
This resolution condemns the Cuban regime for its systematic human trafficking and forced labor of Cuban medical personnel serving in other countries. It highlights that the regime profits billions annually from these labor export programs, which involve confiscating wages, passports, and credentials, while subjecting workers to surveillance and threats. The resolution asserts that these practices constitute gross violations of international human trafficking and forced labor treaties. The resolution urges foreign governments hosting Cuban medical missions to reject the Cuban regime's exploitation and instead pay the medical personnel directly, ensuring their working conditions meet international standards. Furthermore, it calls upon the President of the United States to utilize visa revocation authorities against foreign and organizational officials implicated in these trafficking schemes. This includes officials from countries like Brazil, Honduras, and Mexico, as well as those from the Pan American Health Organization, until host governments uphold their obligations under international human rights accords. The resolution also explicitly approves of the policy changes outlined in the Secretary of State's February 2025 statement regarding the expansion of visa restrictions for individuals exploiting Cuban labor.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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