Bitter SugarMonograph on the use of Haitian forced labour for sugar cane harvesting on plantations in the Dominican Republic - describes experiences of plantation workers with regard to their recruitment, living conditions, working conditions, violence, etc., and provides the text of the international agreement between the two countries sanctioning the situation. Map and photograph. |
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