From various towns in Ciego de Ávila, self-employed workers (TCP by its Spanish initials) have access to the purchase of supplies in the Wholesale Market (MERCABAL), which constitutes a guarantee for this type of employment, which also contributes to the national economy.

Galia Barrera Gallart, director-general of the Wholesale Company of Food Products and other consumer goods, informed the Cuban News Agency that the gastronomy's TCP sector is the first to benefit from this rendering in the municipalities of Primero de Enero and Morón, and the Popular Council of Falla, in Chambas , which will be extended to the other municipalities in gradual stages.

Initially, the market provides the service to those who work in the modalities of pastry cook , baker and cafeterias', restaurants', and bars' owners.

She explained that now they can buy raw and refined sugar, salt and pasta, according to the category they hold and, to the extent of possibilities, they will incorporate drinks and soft drinks and other products such as meat and dairy products.

Customers pay through the application EnZona virtually, a service that, in an simple way, allows us to scan the QR code visible in each of our vending units, as long as the apk is associated with a magnetic card.

Possessing a magnetic card for commercial transactions is one of the requirements included in the hiring process, which also requires identity and taxpayer cards, and a self-employment license, each document with a photocopy, said the directive.

Also, they must have the registration certificates from the National Tax Administration Office in order to access MERCABAL, the bank account, the no-debt documents with the Bank, and the health license with a photocopy, added Barrera Gallart.

Berto Mendoza Regalado, a resident of the capital city of Ciego de Ávila, with a license to carry out the street vending of mild foods, said that now, this is a good and safe option, even when he will not benefit from the services of the market.

"I trust that the offers will be extended to other activities, as far as the possibilities of products in the country allow it, ," said Mendoza Regalado, who, in his job, requires consumers to use the mask when they take the wind cracklings that he sells.

The strengthening of self-employment is stated in the guidelines of the economic and social policy of the country, as it is a form of management that creates new spaces for participation within the national economy, by providing a service to society and thus perceiving a financial entry.

Those who exercise it have rights and duties, as well as those who work in the state and cooperative sectors.

Juan José González Carballeira, deputy director of the Department of Attention to the Self-Employed Sector in the Provincial Directorate of Labor and Social Security, explained that more than 19,300 people are self-employed workers in Ciego de Ávila; 62 of them are licensed to work as bakers and pastry cooks; in the food service there are about 1,004 individuals working in cafeterias, 38 in restaurants, and 23 in bars and other recreation centers.