Havana/The response to the recent Granada job offer for masonry and carpentry positions for Cubans has been overwhelming. According to the offer released by the Embassy of that Caribbean country through Instagram, the project offers a weekly salary of 200 dollars for one year. “We do not supply to respond,” recognized the diplomatic headquarters, which asks the thousands of interested parties to consult in their history the requirements and send an email.
The offer is attractive when the average monthly salary on the island is 16 dollars. Those interested are asked for a certain mastery of the English language to facilitate communication in their workplaces. In return, Granada promises the chosen “immediate start” and cover costs for procedures and labor permits.
Those selected will have accommodation and transport throughout the stay. Ida and return tickets are also in charge of the small island.
Those selected will have accommodation and transport throughout the stay. Ida and return tickets also run in charge of the small island
Without being a mandatory requirement, it is preferably requested that masons have some knowledge in finishes. The tasks to be performed are of the construction of walls, columns, insulation and application of waterproofing, as well as knowledge of plans.
Carpenters must have manufacturing and assembly of wood infrastructure in constructions. Prepare “furniture, doors, windows” and knowledge in the placement of ceilings and boards of walls.
Between this Thursday and next Thursday the interviews will be held at the Granada Embassy in Havana, located on Fifth Avenue 2006 between 20 and 22, in Miramar.
Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Granada were formalized on April 14, 1979, one month after the triumph of the Revolution led by Granadino Maurice Bishop.
Both countries maintain agreements in environmental protection, education, aquaculture and fishing. Especially in the health issue with the presence of 300 Cuban specialists in Granada and the granting of scholarships to Granada students.
The current call recalls the Cuban presence in Granada at the time the US invasion began to that country on October 25, 1983
The current call recalls the Cuban presence in Granada at the time the US invasion began to that country on October 25, 1983. The intervention, ordered by President Ronald Reagan, occurred after the murder of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and was the greatest deployment of the US army since the Vietnam War.
During the so -called urgent fury “the invading forces faced some 1,500 Granada soldiers and around 700 Cubans, which were as construction workers, engineers and some military personnel,” recalled On the 40th anniversary of the event Strong coffee.
Cuban builders worked, fundamentally, in the works of a new airport. Although the official media of the island announced that with the arrival of the US military, and after taking a hard battle, the last Cuban combatants “were immolated wrapped in the flag”, the truth is that most were made prisoners and Colonel Pedro Tortoló Comás, in front of the Cuban troops, asked asylum along with other officers in the Embassy of the Soviet Union.
