The Caribbean
Haiti: labor groups unite for May 1 march
Haiti saw unusually large May 1 marches this year as unions joined together in the capital and assembly and agricultural workers protested in other cities.
Tag: Haiti
The Caribbean
Haiti: quake survivors still being evicted from camps
Amnesty International calls for a moratorium on forcible removals from displaced person camps and issues an urgent action for families threatened in Carrefour, Haiti.
Central America
Nicaragua: Korean firm accused in attack on maquila workers
US labor groups say Sae-A managers arranged an attack on unionists, while mainstream Nicaraguan unions say it’s a US conspiracy. Next stop for Sae-A is Haiti.
The Caribbean
Haiti: maquila sector tries to improve its image
With promised jobs failing to materialize and scrutiny of labor abuses growing, Haiti’s sweatshop industry has decided to change personnel and hire a US lobbying firm.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: laid-off Haitian workers win
A group of Haitian immigrant workers at a processing plant in the Dominican Republic have finally won their back pay in court; now they’re waiting to see the money.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Haïti Progrès editor Honorat gunned down
Unknown assailants killed the editor of what was once a prominent leftist weekly. Will this case join the list of unsolved murders of Haitian journalists?
The Caribbean
Haiti: still defiant, Duvalier finally goes to court
Duvalier finally showed up in court and answered some questions. “Everything was going well when I was here,” he said. “When I came back, I found a broken and corrupt country.”
The Caribbean
Haiti: homeless camp destroyed before summit
Three years after the earthquake thousands of displaced people still live in tent cities–and landowners and the government continue to evict and harass them.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Duvalier and UN blow off victims’ claims —again
In just one day Jean-Claude Duvalier defied an order to appear in court for human rights abuses and the UN refused to accept responsibility for the cholera epidemic it started.
The Caribbean
Haiti: unionist is beaten up at Gildan supplier
An assembly plant worker was assaulted and fired when he demanded that he be paid the legal minimum wage; activists ask for calls to Gildan, which buys from the plant.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Baby Doc in the dock?
Ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier once again refused to attend a hearing about the atrocities committed during his regime, but a judge has told him to show up in court next time.
The Caribbean
Haiti: evictions of quake survivors continue
Haitian authorities marked the third anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake by evicting hundreds of quake victims from the park where they had been living.