A minimum wage of 2,100 pesos against a 4,300-peso carton of eggs
In September 2026 a carton of eggs cost 4,300 pesos on the informal market, more than the state minimum wage of 2,100 pesos and the minimum pension of 3,056.
Official claim
“The model protects workers with fair wages and full employment.”
Statements by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), the state labor federation, on workers' rights.
The documented reality
The minimum state wage is 2,100 pesos a month; in September 2026 a carton of eggs cost 4,300 pesos on the informal market.
Verified records and reports (9)
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94% of Cubans live in extreme poverty: hunger, blackouts and lack of water
Cuba al Día (DNews) segment walking through the OCDH report's figures on extreme poverty, skipped meals, blackouts and water shortages.
OCDH report: 94% of Cubans live in extreme poverty
The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights' ninth social-rights report puts 94% of Cubans in extreme poverty, excluding remittances; 68% of households earn under 20,000 pesos a month.
This is what Cuba's tourism collapse looks like: empty streets and closed hotels
Footage of empty streets and closed or barely-occupied hotels, even as the state keeps prioritizing hotel investment.
Labor minister resigns after saying “there are no beggars in Cuba”
Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó resigned on July 15, 2025, a day after telling a National Assembly committee that people begging on the street were 'disguised' as beggars.
Elderly Cubans go three days without food and ask for help
Elderly people describe going three days without eating and ask for help amid the lack of food.
Elderly Cubans eat from the garbage to avoid starving
Footage documenting elderly people searching for food in garbage containers in Cuba.
Cuban family receives a package sent from the United States
A Cuban family opens a package of clothes, food and medicine sent by relatives in the United States, illustrating how dependent daily life is on remittances and care packages.
Díaz-Canel blames the "blockade" at the close of the National Assembly session
A speech by Díaz-Canel to the National Assembly attributing the economic crisis to the US embargo.