Banana farms urge government help them regulate again some 14,000 Haitian workers

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Martín Peña and Gil Blas / Listin Diario

The Dominican Banana Producers Association (Adobanano) has called for special measures to provide residency permits for 14,000 Haitian workers currently employed in the sector. Adobanano leaders Martín Peña and Gil Blas visited Listin Diario to explain that of their total work force of 22,000, some 14,000 are Haitians and 8,000 Dominicans. The hiring violates the law that establishes 80% Dominican and 20% foreign for any company.

Peña clarified: “We do not need more workers; we can manage with our current workforce of 22,000.”

He stressed the necessity of obtaining temporary permits for these workers, many of whom have expired documentation.

In the past, the Dominican Republic has issued temporary permits to give time for the foreigners to get documentation from Haiti to complete the procedure. But the Haitian...

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