The veto American to sugar from Central Romana Corporation It will remain in effect until the company makes a comprehensive effort to correct the sanctions and the United States can verify that the practices revealed by the investigations are no longer there.
The statement was offered today robertthomasbusiness manager of the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic.
“As you know, there have been more than 10 years of ongoing investigations that have been carried out, and we will work with the Roman Central to remedy these concerns and be able to certify that they have corrected these actions,” said the diplomat.
From November 23, 2022United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have the stop order the shipments of unrefined sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Roman Central Corporation Limited.
CBP issued a arrest warrant of discharge (WRO in English) against Central Romana “based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor against its workers.”
The Minister of AgricultureLimber Cruz, pointed out that sugar exporters must develop a plan to the United States and prove them right.
“Are talksare investigations that are being done, that are being done, and the sugar exporters they have to make a plan for the United States and show them that they are the ones who are right. Obviously, we understand that this is the case,” he said.
Arguments to ban sugar
CBP alleges that it identified at least five of the indicators of forced labor of the International Labor Organization during its investigation, in particular, vulnerability abuseisolation, wage withholdingterms abusive work and life, and excess overtime.
The Minister of LaborLuis Miguel De Camps, reported at the end of November on the creation of a work table with the company to accompany it in the action plan to request the revocation of the sugar import detention by the United States Customs.
The measure is the first step to be taken by the Dominican Government after the appointment of the Ministry of Labor What responsible to lead, together with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, the follow-up to measure.
The United States today donated eight pickup trucks to the Department of Agriculture with a value of $380,000. The donation is made through the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA), in support of the fight against African swine fever (ASF).
