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Dominican Republic National Caregivers’ Meeting: Promoting Gender Justice in Care in the Dominican Republic [UNI Global Union] 21-07-2025

Dominican Republic UNI Americas and affiliates in Dominican Republic launch campaign to ratify ILO Convention 190 [UNI] 27-11-2024

Dominican Republic Together We Care launched in the Dominican Republic [IndustriALL] 03-07-2024

Dominican Republic Unionization efforts expand in banana sector of the Dominican Republic [FreshPlaza] 24-06-2024

Dominican Republic / Haiti Dying for a pension: Haitian workers forsaken in Dominican Republic [AFP] 23-06-2024

Dominican Republic Comprehensive Training Program Launched for Dominican Caregivers [UNI Global Union] 03-05-2024

Dominican Republic Q&A – Ruth Diaz, president of Coopfenamutra [Co-op News] 30-12-2023

Dominican Republic Workers lift strike at Cerro de Maimón mine [Mining.com] 05-06-2023

Dominican Republic new agreement sets path for formalization of care workers [UNI] 27-05-2023

Canada / Dominican Republic CUPE members detained in Dominican are finally home [CUPE] 02-12-2022


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National Caregivers’ Meeting: Promoting Gender Justice in Care in the Dominican Republic 2025-07-21 [UNI Global Union]

UNI Americas and affiliates in Dominican Republic launch campaign to ratify ILO Convention 190 2024-11-27 [UNI]

Dominican Republic Unifor delegation visits Dominican Republic to support migrant agricultural workers 2024-07-16 [Unifor]

Together We Care launched in the Dominican Republic 2024-07-03 [IndustriALL]

Unionization efforts expand in banana sector of the Dominican Republic 2024-06-24 [FreshPlaza]

Haiti Dying for a pension: Haitian workers forsaken in Dominican Republic 2024-06-23 [AFP]

Comprehensive Training Program Launched for Dominican Caregivers 2024-05-03 [UNI Global Union]

Q&A – Ruth Diaz, president of Coopfenamutra 2023-12-30 [Co-op News]

Workers lift strike at Cerro de Maimón mine 2023-06-05 [Mining.com]

new agreement sets path for formalization of care workers 2023-05-27 [UNI]

Dominican Republic CUPE members detained in Dominican are finally home 2022-12-02 [CUPE]

Dominican Republic Unifor Pivot aircraft mechanic home after 7-month detention in the Dominican Republic 2022-12-01 [Unifor]

Dominican Republic Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada 2022-12-01 [CBC]

Dominican Republic Pivot Air crew detained in Dominican Republic since April could return home soon, CEO says 2022-11-12 [The Globe and Mail]

Dominican Republic Canadian airline crew and passengers, detained in Dominican Republic since spring, now granted freedom 2022-11-11 [CTV]

Dominican Republic New 'proof' should clear Canadian flight crew trapped in Dominican Republic 2022-08-20 [Toronto Sun]

Dominican Republic Canadian flight crew detained in Dominican want Trudeau air rescue 2022-08-05 [Vancouver Sun]

Trade unions in Dominican Republic want work-life balance rights to be recognised 2022-05-22 [Equal Times]

Dominican Republic Dominican prosecutor seeking to hold Canadian aircrew in jail for up to 12 months: unions 2022-05-18 [Global]

Dominican Republic Unions demand return of flight crew detained in Dominican Republic for six weeks 2022-05-17 [The Record]

Dominican Republic Unions launch campaign calling on Canadian Government to secure immediate return of wrongfully imprisoned Canadians in the Dominican Republic 2022-05-16 [CUPE]

Dominican Republic Help free Unifor member held in DR 2022-05-15 [Unifor]

Dominican Republic Pivot confident in ‘no legal grounds' for reincarcerating crew, but fear remains for their safety 2022-05-12 [Skies]

Trade unions in Dominican Republic want work-life balance rights to be recognised 2022-05-06 [Equal Times]

Dominican Republic Canadian flight crew could be sent back to jail in Dominican Republic: airline 2022-05-05 [Global]

Dominican Republic CUPE Airline Division deeply concerned about members being held in Dominican Republic 2022-04-29 [CUPE]

Haiti Despite abuses, expulsions and ever-tightening immigration rules, Haitian workers continue to eke out a living in the Dominican Republic 2022-04-03 [Equal Times]

Big win in the HRCT sector 2021-11-22 [IUF]

FENAMUTRA fighting for higher wages for the entire health sector - without discrimination 2021-07-05 [UNI Global Union]

Workers' brigades distribute thousands of COVID-19 food packs 2020-04-04 [BWI]

Death of 5 construction workers unleashes national mobilizations 2019-07-31 [BWI]

Sex workers stand up against torture and ill-treatment by police 2019-03-30 [Amnesty International]

Mobilizations against Social Security System reform take the streets 2019-03-21 [BWI]

Workers take to the streets against attempt to cut social protection 2018-08-02 [BWI]

Dominican Republic A school where children from shantytowns and gated communities learn together 2018-07-12 [Equal Times]

The Tiny Dominican Factory That Disproves the Need for Sweatshops 2017-11-24 [The Atlantic: ]

Dominican Republic Book Launch: Informal Workers and Collective Action For more info 2017-11-02 [Solidarity Center]

Nine year struggle to form union 'worth it' 2017-09-06 [Solidarity Center]

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