Santo Domingo.- The spokesman and director of Strategy and Communication of the PresidencyHomero Figueroa, reported this Friday the designation of the Ministry of Labor, the Foreign Ministry and Industry and Commerce, as those responsible for monitoring the detention of sugar from the Roman Central for the United States.
“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 constructively,” Figueroa said.
Likewise, Figueroa indicated the accompaniment to Central Romana by the delegated entities, during the action plan that will be executed to request the revocation of the detention. As well as schedule periodic exchanges with the corresponding North American authorities.
In the same way, maintain a continuous flow of information on the progress of the process.
Recently, the United States ordered to stop sugar shipments in its ports of the Central Romana Corporation, for alleged forced labor and other alleged violations of the rights of the workers of that company.
Sugar production from Central Romana, which the United States Customs and Border Protection ordered to stop in its ports amid accusations that it uses forced labor, it represents 62.84% of the sugar quota established for the Dominican Republic for the US preferential market.
