1. Haitian Government Hires U.S. Lobbying Firm
(Matching tags: usaid, hope ii, garment factories, unions, labor, worker rights, caracol)

... legislation and the implementation of “worker rights provisions.” Industrial parks and garment manufacturing are seen as vital development tools by the Haitian government and many of its international ...

2. Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later
(Matching tags: aid distribution, contractors, shelter, ocha, imf, garment factories, idps, cholera, housing)

En français Number of people killed in the earthquake in 2010: over 217,300 Number of people killed by cholera epidemic caused by U.N. troops since October 19, 2010: over 7,912 [i] Number of ...

3. Environmental, Labor Concerns Overlooked in Rush to Build Caracol Park
(Matching tags: reconstruction, garment industry, iadb, new york times, garment factories, economy, jobs, unions, environment, minimum wage, accountability)

The first of two installments looking at the New York Times in depth investigation into the Caracol industrial park. Part two will be posted shortly. Deborah Sontag, writing in today’s New York Times, ...

4. As Caracol Industrial Park Progresses, Scrutiny of Problems Grows
(Matching tags: usaid, garment industry, iadb, garment factories, job creation, minimum wage)

... very real.” Dupuy adds that the push to support the garment manufacturing industry “has absolutely nothing to do with creating a sustainable growth economy in Haiti.”  ...

5. Will New Factory Jobs Offer Wages and Conditions that "Will Allow Haitians to Feel Proud"?
(Matching tags: garment industry, agriculture, bill clinton, garment factories)

... increase Haiti's garment industry workforce by more than 200 percent.” But among HGW’s key findings are that: Haitian workers earn less today than they did under the Duvalier dictatorship. Over ...

6. Investigation Finds Evidence of Violations of Union Rights in Garment Industry
(Matching tags: garment industry, hope ii, paul collier, garment factories, job creation, workers, unions)

... Haitian garment sector, and none in Port-au-Prince. In September, the Sendika Ouvriye Takstil ak Abiman (SOTA) union was formed as a sector wide movement. On September 16, SOTA obtained registration from ...

7. Al Jazeera Video Takes a Look at Garment Factories in Haiti
(Matching tags: garment factories)

A recent Al Jazeera video report takes a look inside some of Haiti's garment factories. The factories are a central part of reconstruction plans, however Al Jazeera reports: [M]any Haitians see the expansion ...