The first version of the
manual has mainly been designed for
activities such as carpentry, craftsmanship,
grain-milling, flower commercialization,
areas using air compressors and lathe
operations, which are abundant in the
province.
General regulations
issued by the Cuban Ministry of Science,
Technology and the Environment were adapted
to main private activities in this part of
the island, said Maria Isabel Rodriguez, an
official with the ministry.
The regulations include
having appropriate authorization by the
State Forestry Service to extract limber,
the necessary protection of biodiversity
species and the planning, in specific hours,
of some activities that generate noise, said
the official.
A second manual will be
aimed at self-employed workers processing
and commercializing foodstuffs, which is a
largely spread modality in Villa Clara,
Rodriguez announced and added that a forum
will be held with those workers to explain
the regulations, which also affect workers
in the collection of recyclable materials
and waste managing, two activities closely
linked to the environment.
At present, 390 598
people have joined the self-employment
sector in Cuba, with most of them working in
activities such as food processing and
sales, passenger transportation, and vendors
of agricultural products, according to the
website of the Cuban Parliament.
