Batey, the not so sweet existence in the heart of cane. { 27 images } Created 13 Jan 2014
The plight of Haitian sugarcane workers working on the plantations of the Dominican Republic has been called a form of modern day slavery. Indentured servitude and forced labor in the fields. Housing in unsanitary conditions with lack of clean water and limited access to medical & health services and education. Now, those born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian decent have had their citizenship revoked. Identified as being in transit from a country some have never seen or know little about.