Lawmakers Express Concern over the End of the Hope Act in Haiti

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Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the OAS, calls on the United States to extend HOPE/HELP to protect employment and Haitian families. At a time when Haiti is experiencing a profound security and social crisis, the Organization of American States (OAS) calls for immediate economic support. Its Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, urged the American authorities to renew the HOPE/HELP law without delay. According to him, its extension is essential t…

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The expiration of the U.S. HOPE and HELP programs, which for 19 years allowed Haiti to export clothing tariff-free to the United States market, raised concerns among lawmakers Thursday about the economic impact it would have on the neighboring country and, consequently, cause more undocumented immigrants to flee to the Dominican Republic. Senator Omar Fernández, a member of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, maintained that the disappeara…

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By Anyelo Mercedes Codevi Industrial Park currently has 17,000 collaborators most of whom reside in the community of Juana Méndez in Haiti and whose jobs are at risk after the expiration of the Hope/Help programs. However, the textile companies operating in Haiti maintain the expectation that, a ...