Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaEconomic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI
The article exposes the public policy of closing the border of the Dominican Republic against the Haitian population since 1937, a situation that has been beneficial for global corporations that have increased their profit margins by taking advantage of the context of poverty, violence, and racism e...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2024
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| author | Mendoza-Vargas, Edwin Oscar Garibay-Orozco, Claudio |
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| description | The article exposes the public policy of closing the border of the Dominican Republic against the Haitian population since 1937, a situation that has been beneficial for global corporations that have increased their profit margins by taking advantage of the context of poverty, violence, and racism experienced by the Haitian population. The case of the textile corporation Compagnie Développement Industriel (CODEVI) is studied, which has placed an industrial site on the Haitian-Dominican border line. Methodologically, an anthropological and geographical study was carried out, consisting of interviews and visits to both workers and company officials, in addition to a documentary review of the economic policy of both countries and the legislation regulating transnational corporations. In this way, the creative political, legal, technical, and territorial devices used to exploit cheap Haitian labor are exposed, evidencing the national and racial segregation imposed by the textile company. It is concluded that this system of labor exploitation generates great economic profits in exchange for a minimal investment that does not contribute significantly to overcome the extreme poverty experienced by workers living in the impoverished Haitian border town of Ouanaminthe. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-59822024-05-01T16:12:05Z Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI Racialización económica del trabajo en la frontera dominico-haitiana: el caso de CODEVI Racialização econômica do trabalho na fronteira dominicana-haitiana: o caso do CODEVI Mendoza-Vargas, Edwin Oscar Garibay-Orozco, Claudio corporación global CODEVI frontera política industria textil Ouanaminthe racismo corporação global CODEVI fronteira política indústria têxtil Ouanaminthe racismo Global corporation CODEVI political frontier textile industry racism Ouanaminthe The article exposes the public policy of closing the border of the Dominican Republic against the Haitian population since 1937, a situation that has been beneficial for global corporations that have increased their profit margins by taking advantage of the context of poverty, violence, and racism experienced by the Haitian population. The case of the textile corporation Compagnie Développement Industriel (CODEVI) is studied, which has placed an industrial site on the Haitian-Dominican border line. Methodologically, an anthropological and geographical study was carried out, consisting of interviews and visits to both workers and company officials, in addition to a documentary review of the economic policy of both countries and the legislation regulating transnational corporations. In this way, the creative political, legal, technical, and territorial devices used to exploit cheap Haitian labor are exposed, evidencing the national and racial segregation imposed by the textile company. It is concluded that this system of labor exploitation generates great economic profits in exchange for a minimal investment that does not contribute significantly to overcome the extreme poverty experienced by workers living in the impoverished Haitian border town of Ouanaminthe. En el presente artículo se analiza la política racial de cierre de frontera que desde 1937 se ha instaurado en la zona dominico-haitiana, situación que ha resultado beneficiosa para corporativos globales que han incrementado sus márgenes de ganancia aprovechado el contexto de pobreza, violencia y racismo que vive la población haitiana. Se estudia el caso de la empresa textil Compagnie Développement Industriel (CODEVI), la cual ha desarrollado un sofisticado emplazamiento industrial sobre esta línea fronteriza. Metodológicamente se realiza un trabajo antropológico y geográfico que consistió en entrevistas y visitas tanto a personas trabajadoras como funcionarias de la empresa, además de una revisión documental de la política económica de ambos países y de legislaciones de corporaciones trasnacionales. De este modo, se exponen los ingeniosos dispositivos políticos, legales, técnicos y territoriales utilizados para explotar la mano de obra barata haitiana, evidenciando la segregación nacional y racial que impone la empresa textil. Se concluye que este sistema de explotación laboral obtiene grandes ganancias económicas a cambio de una mínima inversión que no contribuye significativamente a superar la extrema pobreza que viven trabajadores y trabajadoras que residen en la depauperada ciudad fronteriza haitiana de Ouanaminthe. Este artigo analisa a política racial de fechamento de fronteiras estabelecida desde 1937 na área dominicano-haitiana, situação que tem sido benéfica para as corporações globais que aumentaram suas margens de lucro aproveitando o contexto de pobreza, violência e racismo que atravessa a população haitiana. É estudado o caso da empresa têxtil Compagnie Développement Industriel (CODEVI), que desenvolveu um complexo industrial sofisticado nesta fronteira. Metodologicamente, foi realizado um trabalho antropológico e geográfico que consistiu em entrevistas e visitas a trabalhadores e dirigentes de empresas, além de uma revisão documental da política econômica de ambos os países e da legislação das corporações transnacionais. Desta forma, ficam expostos os engenhosos dispositivos políticos, jurídicos, técnicos e territoriais utilizados para explorar a mão de obra barata haitiana, evidenciando a segregação nacional e racial imposta pela empresa têxtil. Conclui-se que este sistema de exploração do trabalho obtém grandes margens de lucro em troca de um investimento mínimo que não contribui significativamente para superar a pobreza extrema vivida pelos trabalhadores que residem na empobrecida cidade fronteiriça haitiana de Ouanaminthe. 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| spellingShingle | Mendoza-Vargas, Edwin Oscar Garibay-Orozco, Claudio Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title | Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title_full | Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title_fullStr | Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title_short | Economic rationalization of labor on the Dominican-Haitian border: The case of CODEVI |
| title_sort | economic rationalization of labor on the dominican-haitian border: the case of codevi |
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