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| Castro cutting jobs, but now Cubans allowed to cut hair |
Cuba's communist government will lay off hundreds of thousands of workers and reduce restrictions on private enterprises to help them find work.
The Cuban Workers Federation -- the country's only trade union -- said some 500,000 jobs will be cut by early next year.
More than 85 percent of Cuba's workforce, or about 5 million people, are currently state-employed.
The plan is the most important reform undertaken since President Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel in 2008.
The labor overhaul comes less than a week after Fidel Castro was quoted as saying Cuba's communist economy no longer works.
From: Radio Liberty
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