Tag: Codevi Free Trade Zone
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Ounaminthe: No Services? No Taxes!
In preparation for and in the wake of hurricane Irma, we’ve gotten behind in sharing updates with you. Here’s an important update from garment workers of in the north of Haiti, in the town of Ounaminthe, who continue their fight against an unjust wage tax. August 30 2017 – Garment workers took the streets to…
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Action NOW. Haitian Senate Sides w/Workers. 800 Gourdes!
Workers this is not the way the country should be! Students, this is not the way the country should be! Poor people, this is not the way the country should be! Street vendors, this is not the way the country should be! These are the chants that rang out when students, street vendors and the…
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Not Your Wage Slaves! Garment Workers Continue to Fight.
“It is slavery all over again.” – Anonymous Haitian garment worker $5/day. Could you survive on $5/day? TODAY, Monday, June 26, 2017, Haitian garment workers in Port Au Prince are in the streets again, continuing their fight for a minimum wage adjustment from 300 Gourdes (a little less than US $5) to 800 Gourdes (about…