The US government announced on November 24th that it would block sugar imports from Central Romana Corporation, a Dominican Republic company, on suspicion of forced labour at its facilities.
US condemns working conditions of Haitians working in the Dominican Republic’s sugar industry [Full subscriber]
In the report published on September 13th, The US Department of Labor described as “scandalous” the working conditions and the challenges in applying the labour law in the sugar industry of the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic – Haitian cane workers demand pensions and improved working conditions [Full subscriber]
Some 250 sugarcane workers of Haitian origin demonstrated on February 22 in front of the Dominican Government headquarters to demand payment of their pensions. They denounced that they were being denied pensions but not their Dominican colleagues despite having worked in the country’s sugar plantations for decades.
Dominican Republic – Two new, small sugar mills to commence operations soon [Registered]
The director of the State Sugar Council (CEA), José Dominquez Peña, made the announcement on 4th February. He stated that additional 30,000 tareas (1886.4 ha) will be planted to cane also for which they will invest RD$144 million (U$3.2 mln).
Monthly Snapshot
Raw sugar for March delivery settled at 19.82 cents/pound on January 18 after reaching a two-and-a-half-week high earlier in the session at 20.25 cents. The white sugar contract expiring in […]
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