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Sugar workers could have better labor rights

By Hicbd
Mon Sep 27 2021 1:12 pm

"But according to government sources and human rights and labor advocates, Central Romana is most resistant to changing the deplorable conditions that have long plagued the industry. The company ships more than 200 million pounds of sugar to the US every year—far more than any other Dominican grower—and insists it treats its workers 'with respect.'"

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/sugar-central-romana-fanjul-dominican-republic/
https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/cutting-cane-for-2000-hours/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/19/the-bitter-poverty-of-child-sugarcane-workers-in-zimbabwe
https://theconversation.com/child-labour-poverty-and-terrible-working-conditions-lie-behind-the-sugar-you-eat-95242

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Food Global Labor Rights Sugar Child Labor Fair Trade Guatemala Honduras India Dominican Republic Zimbabwe International Labor Organization (ILO)

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