-DATE- 19750206 -YEAR- 1975 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- SPEECH -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CTC COUNCIL MEETING -PLACE- CUBA -SOURCE- HAVANA DOMESTIC TV SVC -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19750207 -TEXT- Fidel Addresses Meeting Havana Domestic Television Service in Spanish 1800 GMT 6 Feb 75 FL [Text] We now offer a version of the speech delivered by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, PCC first secretary and Revolutionary Government Prime Minister, upon closing the Central Organization of Cuban Workers [CTC] council meeting. Our Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, who delivered the closing speech at the 34th CTC national council meeting, said that our trade union movement is gaining a growing prestige and that the party and mass organizations recognize the importance and growing prestige of the labor movement. Regarding what has been done, Fidel said: [begin recording] [applause] It was impossible to implement all the adopted resolutions in 14 months, but there has been serious and responsible progress, and the results from implementing the accords of the congress [CTC congress] can be noted. The many economic advantages of socialist principle regarding remuneration for work--have been pointed out here. Statistics on such results have been pointed out for all areas--in agriculture, transportation, construction work, and also what happens with the work in ports, for example, with increased production and productivity, and reduction in costs; also what happens with taxes, for example, where certain tests have been made resulting in higher utilization, higher collection, and unquestionable savings in labor and economic resources. The same happens in agriculture and in construction. The latter is an area where raising workers production is so important. [end recording] Referring to the possibility that manpower surpluses might arise in some areas of our economy, he said: [begin recording] Of course, we have no fear of a manpower surplus since the future activities of our society are many and our present and future needs will require an increasingly more rational and better organized effort from all workers. Not only will there be undoubtedly more jobs for all who might become surplus in any activity, but we will also need to increase the work for women. [applause] [end recording] Fidel then explained why it is very unlikely that we will have surplus manpower. [Begin recording] The number of workers in education by the end of 1975 will be approximately 250,000. In public health, the figure will rise to 150,000 persons. This means that about 400,000 persons will be employed in these two activities-- education and public health--in other words, one out of every six workers. When we release manpower from any area of the economy, always there is some other area requiring such manpower. [applause] [end recording] Fidel also pointed out how much the number of workers in the construction sector has increased: [begin recording] Production in the construction sector since 1970 to date has tripled, and it should grow bout 150 percent from now to 1980, that is, it should grow one and one-half times. It is estimated that by 1980, the number of workers, in the construction sector will be about 400,000. [applause] [end recording] Fidel cited different examples of the people's effort and highlighted the heroism in the sugar harvest and the magnificent work being done by the canecutting brigades. [begin recording] Because it can be assured that men such as the members of these brigades never would have appeared under capitalism for any money in the world or for any material benefits. [applause] [end recording] After citing many other examples, Fidel said: [begin recording] What does this teach us? That as revolutionaries, we cannot be idealistic; we must be very realistic. We must apply all the measures which the current status of our revolutionary process and our society's development deem advisable in order to teach the objectives of progress and development and the advances to communism. And at the same time, we must continue morally encouraging, through all means, these extraordinary efforts by our workers. [end recording] Summarizing the assessment made of the labor effort in different sectors of the country's economy, Fidel said: [begin recording] That is why our country has reason to look to the future enthusiastically and optimistically. That is why now we can tackle the tasks of the coming 5-year period. [applause] [end recording] [The radio at 1145 GMT on 6 February broadcasts a report on Castro's speech, repeating passages above and adding: "our commander in chief said that some of labor problems have been solved and that those that are still pending will be solved one way or another. As an example he cited the delays in processing retirement papers, and announced that the labor movement and the government are already working on a new social security law."] -END-