The Government of the Dominican Republic has decided to seek a solution to revoke the decision of the United States to suspend the importation of refined sugar and sugar products manufactured by the Central Romana Corporation.
The spokesman and director of Strategy and Communication of the Presidency, Homero Figueroa, said Friday that the authorities are confident that by working together they will restore «the harmony that characterizes the intertwined history of the United States and the Dominican Republic».
The Ministries of Labor, Foreign Affairs and Industry have been designated to follow up on the issue. The government will help «accompany» the company in developing an action plan to request the revocation of the measure.
«We understand that the decision to suspend imports to the United States of sugar produced by Central Romana has nothing to do with the role of the Dominican government; but since it affects the international image and the country’s economy, we have to get involved. We want to do it in a constructive way», said Figueroa, in a press release published by ‘Listín Diario’.
This Wednesday, the United States ordered to stop in its ports the sugar shipments of the Central Romana Corporation pointing out that they had information that evidenced violations of the rights of the company’s workers: abuse of vulnerability, isolation, withholding of wages, abusive working and living conditions, and excessive overtime.
