In recent years Haiti has suffered from a recurring drought characterized by the lack of rainfall and drying up of several water sources in rural areas. One of its root causes is the uncontrolled felling of trees in local forests for the production of charcoal. Last summer, especially, the heat rose to an unimaginable, even unbearable degree, which left us all without doubt that the situation is far from being improved. Read More
Month: January 2016
Haiti elections scheduled for Sunday have been canceled
Haitian elections officials Friday afternoon abruptly canceled Sunday’s planned elections amid escalating protests and violence around the country.
Moments earlier, the officials had halted the distribution of voting materials and began recovery of those that had already gone out.
Elections officials said at a news conference that safety could not be guaranteed for voters or poll workers. Read More
Workers Rights are Human Rights
Better Work-Haiti recently released its 11th Biannual Synthesis Report Under the HOPE II Legislation to assess factory compliance with core labor standards and national labor law. For those interested, the report can be accessed at: http://betterwork.org/global/?p=7519.
Between September 2014 and August 2015, Better Work assessed 25 factories in Haiti’s garment sector. Read More
Members of the HAWG on the Sixth Anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake
PRESS RELEASE: January 11th, 2016
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Members of the HAWG on the Sixth Anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
“On this important date in Haiti’s collective memory, we at Mennonite Central Committee pause to remember those who lost so much owing to the earthquake and reaffirm our decades-long commitment to Haitian-led relief, development, and peacebuilding work.
Evaluation Commission’s Ambiguous Report May Only Deepen Haiti’s Electoral Crisis
On Sunday 3 January, the Independent Electoral Evaluation Commission released its report on the 25 October presidential elections. Appointed on 22 December by President Martelly in response to demands for an independent investigation, the Evaluation Commission met over the holidays with electoral council members, government officials, election observers, candidates and other concerned groups, and conducted a verification of 1771 randomly-selected tally sheets. Read More