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20 UCLA L. Rev. 1177 (1972-1973)
Issue 6

handle is hein.journals/uclalr20 and id is 1183 raw text is: CUBA'S LEY CONTRA LA VAGANCIA- THE LAW ON LOAFING Ian McColl Kennedy* INTRODUCTION The Cuban government designated 1971 as the Year of Pro- ductivity. By this gesture official recognition was given to the fact that, to overcome some of the many economic difficulties Cuba faces, productivity must hold the centre of the political stage.' Newspapers, official documents, and public notices all carried this slogan in an unceasing effort to bring home its mes- sage to the Cuban people.2 To increase productivity, not only must existing workers be kept diligently to their tasks, but also those who presently are slack in their work or who simply prefer not to work must be persuaded to integrate themselves whole- heartedly into the work force. The problems of low productivity, negligence at work, ab- senteeism and parasitism (not having a job though able-bodied and of working age) have challenged the Cuban leaders for some time. Members of the Government have on every occasion in re- * LL.B., London; LL.M., University of California, Berkeley. Formerly, Sub-Dean, Tutor and Lecturer, Faculty of Laws, University College, London University; Visiting Professor, UCLA School of Law. From September 1973, will be Lecturer in Law, King's College, London University. The writer visited Cuba in the summer of 1969 to study the administration of justice supported by a Hayter Fellowship awarded by the Institute of Latin American Studies, London University, through the kind auspices of the Director, Professor R. A. Humphreys. He returned to Cuba in December and January, 1970-71, specifically to gain information for the present paper. The kindness, courtesy and untiring help of the many Cubans distracted from their work by his many questions are gratefully acknowledged. 1 This year that is inaugurated today has been named the Year of Productivity-a name that emphasises the main direction of our ef- forts in this stage, the decisive battle that we must wage in all parts of the country . . . . The only way to meet these needs posed by our social and economic development and our people's consumption is by raising the productivity of work. Editorial, Granma, Weekly Review, Jan. 10, 1971. Granma, which will be re- ferred to constantly, is the official organ of the Cuban Communist Party and the daily paper in Cuba. 2 See, e.g., the speech of the Head of the Commission of Revolutionary Orientation on the crucial role of publicity and propaganda, Granma, Weekly Review, Nov. 29, 1970. 1177

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