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**DoctoBuntonTen** · 09-03-2010, 06:46 AM

I have nothing against hiring any Haitian in the DR, nor any other nationality other than Dominican, always that the legal way is used to do so.

You just place a willing to hire, knowingly undocumented, Haitian workers IN the DR while you yourself are a foreigner here, and there are plenty of legal laborers fit to work as required for the pay scale such jobs demands. We all know that domestic to foreign alike think that they pay "very good rates" above the established minimum of the sector, when the reality is that the established minimum or set going rate is far below from what peons get paid in reality. You aren't paying double or extra for the work, but close to what they should be getting paid is the gov had the balls to adjust salaries to levels workers could make a living from.

I understand from Robert that you are 'fairly well connected' with the politicos here PICHARDO so I do not wish to offend you in any way. However, I feel I have to ask you (politely) to reconsider the paragraphs above & rewrite them to mirror the actual situation re employing/hiring of construction workers in this country?

The fact that hiring an undocumented worker over a legal one is what feeds the actual problems in the sector. Calling DR workers lazy and unfit hands is the same each country facing the same labor pains complains about.

I do not believe anyone here is in favour of hiring 'Undocumented workers over a legal one', certainly I do not. I do not get involved with the hiring of construction workers!!

Is it really WE, the foreigners, that call DR construction workers (for that is what we are talking about here - DOMINICAN construction workers) lazy & unfit ....... or others? You might like to respond to this too.

Thanks ~ Grahame.

09-03-2010, 06:46 AM	#32
DoctoBuntonTen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	I have nothing against hiring any Haitian in the DR, nor any other nationality other than Dominican, always that the legal way is used to do so. You just place a willing to hire, knowingly undocumented, Haitian workers IN the DR while you yourself are a foreigner here, and there are plenty of legal laborers fit to work as required for the pay scale such jobs demands. We all know that domestic to foreign alike think that they pay "very good rates" above the established minimum of the sector, when the reality is that the established minimum or set going rate is far below from what peons get paid in reality. You aren't paying double or extra for the work, but close to what they should be getting paid is the gov had the balls to adjust salaries to levels workers could make a living from. I understand from Robert that you are 'fairly well connected' with the politicos here PICHARDO so I do not wish to offend you in any way. However, I feel I have to ask you (politely) to reconsider the paragraphs above & rewrite them to mirror the actual situation re employing/hiring of construction workers in this country? The fact that hiring an undocumented worker over a legal one is what feeds the actual problems in the sector. Calling DR workers lazy and unfit hands is the same each country facing the same labor pains complains about. I do not believe anyone here is in favour of hiring 'Undocumented workers over a legal one', certainly I do not. I do not get involved with the hiring of construction workers!! Is it really WE, the foreigners, that call DR construction workers (for that is what we are talking about here - DOMINICAN construction workers) lazy & unfit ....... or others? You might like to respond to this too. Thanks ~ Grahame.
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