Haiti Culture
Haiti - US Department of State
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Human Rights Body Concerned Over Escalating Violence in Haiti - US Department of State
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International Parental Child Abduction Haiti
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Haiti
The legal minimum daily wage, established in 1995 by the Tripartite Commission of Salaried Workers, whose six members were appointed by the President (two representatives each of labor, employers, and government), is approximately $0.96 (36 gourdes). This wage did not provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. Some workers were paid on a piece-rate basis and earned more than the minimum wage. The majority of citizens worked in the informal sector and subsistence agriculture, where minimum wage legislation does not apply and wages of $0.40 (15 gourdes) a day were common. Many women worked as domestic employees, where minimum wage legislation also does not apply. ... [Read More]
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The Caribbean - US Department of State
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Haiti at the Crossroads of Democracy
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Tighter Security Promised in Haiti Under New U.N. Mandate - US Department of State
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Haiti Receives $5 Million Loan to Enhance Economic Governance - US Department of State
The IDB has the largest portfolio of loans in execution in Haiti, with some $330 million to finance economic and social development projects. Besides the public finances reforms, the IDB is supporting programs in priority sectors such as transportation, agriculture, health, basic education and job training, water and sanitation, local development and small productive projects across the country. ... -- Procurement: another component will strengthen procurement management capabilities at the ministries of Public Works, Agriculture, Education, Health and Justice. Among other activities, it will support a reorganization of internal procedures; training for staff involved in procurement activities; the implementation of system to supervise contracts and the establishment of a system to control the quality of procured goods, services and civil works. ... [Read More]
The Americas - US Department of State
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