The company Central Romana Corporation reported today that he received with astonishment the statements issued by the officials of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on stopping shipments of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the country.
“Our company has received with great astonishment the public declaration of the officials of United States Customs and Border Protectionin relation to the stoppage of shipments of unrefined sugar and sugar-based products produced by Central Roman Corporation, Ltd”, reads the statement issued by Central Romana, disseminated to media Communication.
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Likewise, he clarified that the situation reported by CBP does not reflect the policies and practices that have characterized them for more than a century, alleging that they have invested millions of dollars to improve the working and living conditions of their employees in agricultural areas, guaranteeing living wages and benefit increases, training workshops and training.
“We hold our heads high because we know that for more than a century we have done the right thing, meeting challenges with determination and consistently managing their resolution,” the company said.
US position
CBP issued a discharge warrant (WRO in English), against Roman Centralbased on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor against its workers.
“CBP identified at least five of the International Labor Organization’s indicators of forced labor during its investigation, in particular, abuse of vulnerability, isolation, wage withholding, abusive working and living conditions, and excessive overtime.” , says a statement from the entity, published on its website.
Is institution indicates that this is the latest action the United States has taken to address forced labor and other human rights abuses around the world. In September 2022, the US Department of Labor identified sugarcane from the Dominican Republic on its List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, and the US Department of State placed the Dominican Republic on its Tier 2 list in its report Trafficking In Persons Reportissued in July 2022.
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“This arrest warrant demonstrates the CBP commitment to protect human rights and international labor standards and promote a fair and competitive global market,” said Troy Miller, acting CBP commissioner, quoted by the aforementioned press release.
