iciHaiti – DR : Strong militarization near COVID (Ounaminthe / Dajabón border area)

After the unrest recorded Thursday, September 29, 2022 within the industrial park of the Industrial Improvement Firm (CODEVI) positioned within the Ounaminthe / Dajabón border space, the place a bunch of Haitians entered the free zone and vandalized sure warehouses https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37771-haiti-flash-incident-in-the-free-zone-of-codevi-workers-evacuated-under-protection.html , the Dominican military has as a safety measure militarized the world to protect safety on the Dominican facet.

In line with the Normal of the 4th military brigade, Germán Rosario Pérez, the border stays calm, with a big deployment of troopers and patrols of closely armed armored autos (machine weapons) and particular forces troopers.

Whereas ready for the CODEVI free zone the place greater than 14,000 Haitians work (+ 20% of jobs within the manufacturing sector in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26459-haiti-economy-a-dominican-responsible-for-more-than-20-of-textile-jobs-in-the-country.html ) is closed and can reopen as quickly as it’s attainable to renew work safely for workers https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37771-haiti-flash-incident-in-the-free-zone-of-codevi-workers-evacuated-under-protection.html

See additionally :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37771-haiti-flash-incident-in-the-free-zone-of-codevi-workers-evacuated-under-protection.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-35374-icihaiti-codevi-opening-of-a-binational-emergency-center-in-ounaminthe.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26459-haiti-economy-a-dominican-responsible-for-more-than-20-of-textile-jobs-in-the-country.html

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