Rep. Blumenauer Leads Democratic Ways and Means Colleagues in Sounding the Alarm Over Reports of Forced Labor in Sugarcane Fields in the Dominican Republic
October 26, 2021
October 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2021:
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U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)--the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade--today led his Committee colleagues in issuing the following statement regarding reports of forced labor in sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic.
"Disturbing news reports have recently detailed appalling conditions under which sugarcane . . .
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U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)--the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade--today led his Committee colleagues in issuing the following statement regarding reports of forced labor in sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic.
"Disturbing news reports have recently detailed appalling conditions under which sugarcane . . .