A total of 174 former undocumented cane cutters have been included in the payrolls of the Ministry of Hacienda, in the Department of Retirees and Pensioners. This was decided as part of an agreement that favored these workers who spent their lives cutting sugarcane. These men are some of 424 former cane workers who received pensions by means of Decree 245-12. Their case files will be sent on to the Dominican Institute of Social Security.