Blood, sweat and sugar: Trade deal fails Haitian workers on DR plantations
Cane cutters work overly long days for poor pay in violation of Dominican labor laws and international agreement
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Cane cutters work overly long days for poor pay in violation of Dominican labor laws and international agreement
Many Haitians who had steady jobs in the Dominican Republic have become displaced upon deportation back home
Many blame the Dominican and Haitian governments for failing to provide documents that would have allowed them to stay
The flight of Dominicans of Haitian descent raises alarming questions
Some Dominicans of Haitian descent have begun self-deporting in a bid to avoid losing their property
International officials are trying to downplay fears that Haitians could be deported from the Dominican Republic
Washington and the international community must pressure Santo Domingo to avert impending crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people with Haitian roots worry they may soon be forced to leave the Dominican Republic
Country prepares to deport thousands as deadline looms to register for official residency documents
Activists say a foreign company is taking advantage of a series of suspicious fires to clear the way for a nickel mine