Haiti: Spiralling Out Of Control

By ICFTU

Some 16 years after the fall of the dictatorship, the authoritarian excesses of the Lavalas party's regime continue to jeopardise the development of the poorest country in the Americas.

Some 16 years after the fall of the dictatorship, the authoritarian excesses of the Lavalas party's regime continue to jeopardise the development of the poorest country in the Americas.

Socio-economic indicators in the red, political crisis, a massive increase in the number of people working in the informal economy, repression of human and union rights, child labour and a freeze on international aid are just some of the problems facing the country. Haiti remains marginalised while the rest of the world seems largely indifferent to its plight.

A prime example of a country that has been on the losing end of economic globalisation, Haiti is also one of the worst spots on the world map of union rights' violations.