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02-02-2012, 03:10 PM
A total of 384 Haitian workers have entered the country over the last few days with the first work visas granted by the Migration Department, after the approval of the new Migratory Regulation recently installed in the Dominican Republic. These employees began working on banana farms belonging to Plantaciones del Norte SRL, located in Montecristi, according to a source at Migration. The company financed the workers' documentation so that they could work in the country, guaranteeing their legal entry and return to their country of origin at the end of the work contract. The foreigners entered under the new legal status of 'temporary worker', which fulfills the prescriptions of Law 285-04 and its Regulations for Application 631-11. The director of Human Resources at Plantaciones del Norte SRL, Gianni Dal Mas, told Diario Libre that the company is the first in the country to take on the gradual coordination program established by Migration.
Yesterday the director of Migration, Jose Ricardo Taveras, said that the directorate has registered 380,000 Haitians who work in various areas in partnership with companies and producers in the country. Speaking on the "El Dia" program on Channel 11's Telesistema, the official added that they were proceeding with the National Plan of Regularization of Foreigners.
This set of regulations stipulates that foreigners who enter the country as salaried workers should arrive with a contract, a special visa and with an insurance policy provided by the contracting company that is responsible for the worker's return to his country of origin or face legal penalties. Article 68 indicates that non-resident foreigners who enter or have entered and who live or have resided in Dominican territory without a legal migration status are considered to be in transit.
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Yesterday the director of Migration, Jose Ricardo Taveras, said that the directorate has registered 380,000 Haitians who work in various areas in partnership with companies and producers in the country. Speaking on the "El Dia" program on Channel 11's Telesistema, the official added that they were proceeding with the National Plan of Regularization of Foreigners.
This set of regulations stipulates that foreigners who enter the country as salaried workers should arrive with a contract, a special visa and with an insurance policy provided by the contracting company that is responsible for the worker's return to his country of origin or face legal penalties. Article 68 indicates that non-resident foreigners who enter or have entered and who live or have resided in Dominican territory without a legal migration status are considered to be in transit.
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