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Reuters
Reuters
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Andrea Shalal

U.S., Dominican Republic to work on better labor law enforcement in Dominican sugar sector

FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of Haitians participate in a march organized by sugar cane workers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 25, 2015. Hundreds of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent took to the streets to protest against the risk of deportation from the Dominican Republic. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas/File Photo

The United States and the Dominican Republic on Friday said they would form a technical working group to help improve labor law enforcement in the Dominican sugar sector amid concerns voiced by U.S. lawmakers about "slave-like" conditions reported there.

The group will include representatives from both countries' trade, labor, and foreign affairs ministries, with other agencies involved as needed, they said in a joint statement released by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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