DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s free zone sector ends the year with around US$7.9 billion in exports from traditional manufacturing free zones export physical goods, and service sector free zones, known as call centers “export” services, and this revenue is calculated into the sector’s total contribution to the GDP.

Miguel Lama, president of the Santiago Free Zone Corporation (CZFS), announced the sector has reached a historic milestone, surpassing 200,000 direct manufacturing and service jobs. The sector currently registers 200,134 positions, marking the highest employment figure in its history.

The 200,134 job figure includes the approximately 36,000 to 40,000 direct jobs generated specifically by call centers and BPOs. The jobs in call centers have attracted thousands of young people. The call centers and BPOs are typically the third or fourth largest employer within...