WASHINGTON — The United States and the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they will form a technical task force to help law enforcement in the Dominican sugar sector amid considerations expressed through U. S. lawmakers about “slavery-like” situations reported there.
The organization will come with representatives from the two countries’ ministries of trade, hard work and foreign affairs, with other agencies involved as needed, they said in a joint statement issued by the U. S. Trade Representative’s office. USA
“This joint effort takes into account the commitment of both countries to enforce labour laws, in addition to those relating to forced labour, to improve operating conditions. . . and continue their long-standing partnership to address those issues,” he said.
The U. S. representative USA Earl Blumenauer, who chairs the House Ways and Means industry subcommittee, and 14 other lawmakers suggested in January that the U. S. Trade Representative be asked to support the U. S. Trade Representative. USA Katherine Tai and other senior Biden management officials investigating persistent allegations of exploitation of hard work and forced hard labor in the Dominican Republic. sugar industry.
Lawmakers have called on U. S. officials tothat seek tactics to deal with potential violations, adding under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) signed in 2004, and other U. S. industry laws. USA
In 2013, the U. S. Department of Labor( The U. S. Food and Drug Administration discovered evidence of “apparent violations and hard work,” adding considerations about proper operating conditions, children’s hard work and forced hard labor in the Dominican sugar sector, following a complaint filed in 2011.
Its most recent review in 2018 made us think the Dominican Republic was taking positive steps to address some of the issues, but lawmakers said recent media reports showed Haitian-born staff continued to face “appalling” conditions.
“The situations denounced imply that we want to do more for compliance with national labor legislation and foreign labor standards, adding those incorporated into DR-CAFTA,” they wrote. “Sugar workers would be forced to work in situations close to slavery. We’re just not doing enough. ” (Reporting via Andrea Shalal; editing via Jonathan Oatis)
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