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Textile and Apparel Sector - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05SANTODOMINGO4479

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• "the US embassy had lobbied - for FTZs !"

 

 

 

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• "free trade zones - the Dominican textile !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and apparel companies - 98% !"

 

 

 

 

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• "exported - unjust circumstances - too low paid !"

 

 

 

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• "too less taxes - and too less duties !"

 

 

 

 

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• "garment manufactures - contractors - Fruit of the Loom !"

 

 

 

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• "Victoria's Secret - Oshkosh B'Gosh - and Eddie Bauer !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Maidenform - Kasper - Hanes - and Gap !"

 

 

 

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• "Jones of New York - Liz Claiborne - Wrangler - and Levi's !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo M - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO3482

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• "the US embassy wrote - about the Dominican corporation !"

 

 

 

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• "Grupo M - 13 production facilities !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in the Dominican Republic - with 12,200 employees !"

 

 

 

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• ""maquiladoras" - in the - "Codevi"  ! - ( FTZ - free trade zone ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Grupo M - should not discriminate - against labor organizers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "or fire - their members - and should not create - a fraudulent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• ""scab union" - with the wish - circumvented the legitimate one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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National Strikes - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07SANTODOMINGO556

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• "the Dominican Republic's - largest transportation associations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "and umbrella - labor union organizations - are uniting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to promote an escalating strategy - of strikes - and protests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "poor Dominicans - need more assistance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "( there were - stagnant wages - rising cost of living - in the Dominican Republic ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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National Strikes - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO3439

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• "the National Center - for Unified Transit Workers - CNTU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "has announced - an extended strike - to protest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the packet - of measures - by the IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( International Monetary Fund ! )"

 

 

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• "the Dominican's electricity crisis - and the frequent blackouts it produced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "against the elimination - of the government subsidies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "tax increases - and a variety of other - government actions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the interests - of the poor - must not be hurted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO2810

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• "the Vicini consortium - sugar plantation !"

 

 

 

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• "larger private producer - of sugar - in the Dominican Republic !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Vicini Group - had relied heavily - on workers !"

 

 

 

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• "cut - and harvested - the sugar cane !"

 

 

 

 

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• "migrant workers - from Haiti !"

 

 

 

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• "trafficked - under false offers - forced cane cutting - upon arrival !"

 

 

 

 

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• "representatives of - human rights organizations - demand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "from Dominican - sugar producers - no human rights violations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there have to be - more medical attention - at least available !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "better living - and working conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and basic housing - and nutritional needs - have to be met !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Haitians in the Dominican Republic - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO3282

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• "there were international concerns - over often undocumented !"

 

 

 

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• "Haitian minority - the Dominican government - defined !"

 

 

 

 

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• ""in transit" - as those who were undocumented !"

 

 

 

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• "or held only temporary - employment authorization !"

 

 

 

 

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• "700,000 - to 1 million !"

 

 

 

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• "often denied - birth certificates - or citizenship registration !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Rights - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05SANTODOMINGO5156

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• "human rights - are one of the most important victory !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "of humanity - for protecting the - dignity - of the individual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they need - political attention - to the value of - tolerance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the first human right - to be recognized - and inscribed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "in modern times - the so-called - Declaration of Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of 1688 - the Bill of Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "it serves as the - legal basis - for the English system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of the - protection - of fundamental rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "today - human rights - take an overwhelming importance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "in the international context - and within countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "human rights - are the keystone - of constitutional democracies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "human rights - must be defended - and developed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Park - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06SANTODOMINGO1363

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• "French investors - proposed to president Fernandez !"

 

 

 

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• "a tourism investment - in Bahia de las Aguilas !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but Bahia de las Aguilas - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this beach area is located - inside the protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "Jaragua National Park - and is home to several !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "indigenous rare turtles - mangrove trees - and unique flora !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and fauna - which is designated as a - UNESCO Biosphere Reserve !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Justice - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07SANTODOMINGO1258

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• "a week before - sales at the Cap Cana - resort development beaches !"

 

 

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• "at the same time - in the Dominican Republic !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in the premier - of the documentary film - "price of sugar"  !"

 

 

 

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• "working conditions - persons of Haitian descent !"

 

 

 

 

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• "sugarcane fields - Vicini corporation !"

 

 

 

 

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• "these events - once again highlight the need - for more equality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "as well as more - social justice - in Latin America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "but these complex issues - defy too simple solutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eco-Tourism - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07SANTODOMINGO1873

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• "Miches - is a small town - that emphasizes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the opportunities of - cultural ecotourism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• ""Artes Miches" - is an - inspirational project !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "that instills - the value of - preserving the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and art work - in a create way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Artes Miches project - is best described !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "as a ray of hope - and a bridge - to the future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DR ECONOMY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DR ECONOMY