Sugar cane workers ask for refund
Hundreds of sugar cane workers went on a march yesterday, Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, to demand that the Program of Identification of Haitian Immigrants (PIDIH) reimburse them for the RD$4,608,000 they paid to obtain birth certificates, identity cards and passports to be able to register for the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE).
Jesus Nunez, spokesman for the Union of Sugar Cane Workers, explained that although they had paid for these documents, the Haitian Embassy never issued them their documents and now that they had their Dominican Permanent Residencies they don't need them anymore, so they want their money back. The Dominican government relaxed the requirements to issue the residence permits.
From early January 2015 to mid-July 2015, each worker paid a processing fee of RD$1,000 to the PIDIH officials.
Nunez said that Haiti had no system in place to issue documents to a 30-year old worker, let alone one aged 80. He went on to say that Haiti's Foreign Minister Lener Renaud was not truthful when he made allegations against the Dominican government to the members of Organization of American States (OAS). Nunez said that Haiti should concentrate on looking after its citizens rather than hiding behind international flags to attack the Dominican Republic.
well some nerve? if they were more aware or (had help) they would sue in court...probably win :glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses:
Hundreds of sugar cane workers went on a march yesterday, Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, to demand that the Program of Identification of Haitian Immigrants (PIDIH) reimburse them for the RD$4,608,000 they paid to obtain birth certificates, identity cards and passports to be able to register for the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE).
Jesus Nunez, spokesman for the Union of Sugar Cane Workers, explained that although they had paid for these documents, the Haitian Embassy never issued them their documents and now that they had their Dominican Permanent Residencies they don't need them anymore, so they want their money back. The Dominican government relaxed the requirements to issue the residence permits.
From early January 2015 to mid-July 2015, each worker paid a processing fee of RD$1,000 to the PIDIH officials.
Nunez said that Haiti had no system in place to issue documents to a 30-year old worker, let alone one aged 80. He went on to say that Haiti's Foreign Minister Lener Renaud was not truthful when he made allegations against the Dominican government to the members of Organization of American States (OAS). Nunez said that Haiti should concentrate on looking after its citizens rather than hiding behind international flags to attack the Dominican Republic.
well some nerve? if they were more aware or (had help) they would sue in court...probably win :glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses::glasses: