Migration Agency announces fines to businesses hiring illegal foreign workers, crackdown on Chinese megastores

[Dolores]

The Migration Agency (DGM) announced it will impose hefty fines on businesses caught employing foreign workers illegally. The move is part of a broader campaign to eradicate the practice nationwide, N Digital reports.

The agency’s legal department stated that penalties will be levied according to Article 132 of the country’s General Migration Law No. 285-04, which mandates fines ranging from five to thirty minimum public sector salaries for those who hire or facilitate employment for foreigners without legal authorization to work in the Dominican Republic. The size of the fine will correspond to the number of undocumented workers found at each inspected establishment.

The DGM warned that such operations will continue across the country due to numerous complaints about the indiscriminate use of unauthorized foreign labor. This practice often leads to...

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[CristoRey]

The Leah Francis Campos effect?

 

[jeachy66]

Wouldn’t be surprised, she’s been vocal about clamping down on immigration loopholes. If this crackdown sticks, some of those mega-operations are gonna feel it real quick.

 

[Manuel01]

They need to find a solution that makes it easy for companies to get working visas for their Haitian Employees.
This Visas can be sustained by a monthly fee that includes some tax and Health Insurance and everybody will be happy.
The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them.

 

[NALs]

The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them.

Every time I hear (or read) that it reminds me of slave owners that were against ending slavery because it was impossible to have agriculture with paid labor. All the rewards of the farm had to go to the top. Anything else would be it’s demise.


Spped to 2025, why agriculture still exist? Especially in places where huge machines do the sugar cane harvest or the grain harvest? Were‘t farmers saying it can’t be done without slaves? They were serious too. In some countries they attempted to split away and a civil war followed.

 

[Manuel01]

Every time I hear (or read) that it reminds me of slave owners that were against ending slavery because it was impossible to have agriculture with paid labor. All the rewards of the farm had to go to the top. Anything else would be it’s demise.


Spped to 2025, why agriculture still exist? Especially in places where huge machines do the sugar cane harvest or the grain harvest? Were‘t farmers saying it can’t be done without slaves? They were serious too. In some countries they attempted to split away and a civil war followed.

What are you talking about ??? In Agriculture or Construction, Haitians usually earn much more than any Dominican. Because they work ! Dominicans don't want to do hard labor anymore. A Haitian Bricklayer makes between 2,000-3,000 Peso a Day, one that works good with ceramics makes up to 5,000 RD$ per Day. For the most simple Construction Job, non Haitian works for below than 1,000 RD$ a Day. Friend of mine employs several hundred people in agriculture. Dominicans and Haitians. The Dominicans are always sick or complaining and the Haitians work. Therefor i say it again : The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them. To compare this Situation with Slavery is SICK !!! Slaves were forced to work while Haitians cross the Border iligally and sometimes walk hundred of miles to get work here.

 

[drstock]

Slaves were forced to work while Haitians cross the Border iligally and sometimes walk hundred of miles to get work here.

Yes, slaves were originally brought unwillingly in ships from Africa. They were bought and sold and the same ownership applied to their offspring. The conditions on slave ships were grim but probably not as grim as coming in a car packed with another 25 people, a trip which they take voluntarily. Haitians come here willingly and are happy to work hard to get some money to live on and maybe even send some back home.

 

[NALs]

What are you talking about ??? In Agriculture or Construction, Haitians usually earn much more than any Dominican. Because they work ! Dominicans don't want to do hard labor anymore. A Haitian Bricklayer makes between 2,000-3,000 Peso a Day, one that works good with ceramics makes up to 5,000 RD$ per Day. For the most simple Construction Job, non Haitian works for below than 1,000 RD$ a Day. Friend of mine employs several hundred people in agriculture. Dominicans and Haitians. The Dominicans are always sick or complaining and the Haitians work. Therefor i say it again : The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them. To compare this Situation with Slavery is SICK !!! Slaves were forced to work while Haitians cross the Border iligally and sometimes walk hundred of miles to get work here.

How much is paid in over costs as an employee only see what he is paid, but an employer see the amount he pays the employer directly and then what he has to many times match the amount for things equivalent as social security and unemployment insurance among others.

That’s one saving an employers doesn’t have to pay if the employee is an illegal immigrant. The money is created, but it never goes other than the company’s bottom line.

What motivated a slave to work? The fear of what? The backs of some that got lashes is a sign.

 

[Peterj]

Movie Amistad

 

[NALs]

Before the Black Death, Europe functioned under fiefdoms. After the Black Death eliminated over 90% of the serfs basically stripping the owners of various farms from the hands that harvested them for the benefit of the owner (since all monetary proceeeds went to the owners and nothing to those that worked the fields.) The owners couldn’t motivate the survivors to work their field as they did with the serf, except they noticed people were willing to harvest their fields if they were paid for their work. Will you look at that.

It can’t be done without servitude. Agriculture would collapse without the serfs. So say the owners of the fields who reel 100% of the proceeds.

With illegal immigrants from Haiti people that employ them aren’t paying in many cases around half and in other cases more than that then what they would be required to pay if the worker was a legal one. You can say as much as you want “I pay more to the illegal immigrants from Haiti than the Dominicans,” but you cost of the illegal immigrant from Haiti isn’t exactly what would be your cost if the exact worker was a legal immigrant from Haiti or a Dominican. The workers themselves may not catch this sometimes because of their own ignorance, but just how the employer notices that his business with Haitian workers creates more money for him the owner, so too do other people who aren’t being exploited.

Stealing around half or more of the actual cost of a worker isn’t right.

 

[windeguy]

What are you talking about ??? In Agriculture or Construction, Haitians usually earn much more than any Dominican. Because they work ! Dominicans don't want to do hard labor anymore. A Haitian Bricklayer makes between 2,000-3,000 Peso a Day, one that works good with ceramics makes up to 5,000 RD$ per Day. For the most simple Construction Job, non Haitian works for below than 1,000 RD$ a Day. Friend of mine employs several hundred people in agriculture. Dominicans and Haitians. The Dominicans are always sick or complaining and the Haitians work. Therefor i say it again : The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them. To compare this Situation with Slavery is SICK !!! Slaves were forced to work while Haitians cross the Border iligally and sometimes walk hundred of miles to get work here.

Irrelevant if the people are illegally employed.

 

[drisforme]

They need to find a solution that makes it easy for companies to get working visas for their Haitian Employees.
This Visas can be sustained by a monthly fee that includes some tax and Health Insurance and everybody will be happy.
The DR Agriculture and Construction Sector CAN NOT EXIST without them.

As mentioned in a different thread, there is a legal process to get a temporary working visa. I went through it for my Haitian maid.
She now has a temporary working visa valid for 1 year.

Peace