The Harsh Labor Conditions Behind the US Dominican Republic Sugar Ban

WLRN 91.3 FM By Natu Tweh Sarah Tilotta for NPR Luis Jacque and Nene Benua of Batey Bembe work side by side in the cane fields near Conseulo. Both arrived in the Dominican Republic from Haiti as teenagers, and have cut cane for the past three decades. In the Dominican Republic, workers in the sugarcane […]

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