Watchdog calls for U.S. import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fields
A report released Tuesday by a human rights group found that forced labor persists on massive sugarcane plantations across the Dominican Republic, which exports sugar and other products to the U.S. - its largest market.
TL;DR
- Forced labor persists on sugarcane plantations in the Dominican Republic.
- The Dominican Republic is a major exporter of sugar and other products.
- The United States is the largest market for Dominican exports.
- A human rights group released a report on Tuesday detailing these findings.