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05-16-2007, 06:10 PM
The Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies has formally rejected the accusations of slavery that discredit and defame the nation. The documentary film made by Hill Haney that features many scenes from Dominican sugar fields, cane cutters communities known as "bateyes", and sugar mills accuses the Dominican Republic of practicing slavery against Haitian immigrants who work in the cane fields. According to Diario Libre, a formal protest will be lodged against the film, which promotes a boycott against Dominican sugar in the United States. The film also urges European tourists not to visit the country by bad-mouthing the foreign investment climate in the DR. The Deputies are asking the government to support the efforts of the sugar industry to put a restraining order on the film due to the serious consequences such a documentary could have on the tourist industry and sugar exports. The resolution passed by the Chamber of Deputies was written by Deputy Victor Bisono and was backed by all the political parties.
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