Labor demonstrators at an intersection of the Aéroport Road, colloquially called Carrefour Resistance, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 22, 2023. Photo courtesy of Claudy Barthol
Labor demonstrators at an intersection of the Aéroport Road, colloquially called Carrefour Resistance, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 22, 2023. Photo courtesy of Claudy Barthol

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Workers in the textile sector demonstrated for the fourth time this month on Monday to demand a minimum wage increase to 2,500 gourdes, about $18 USD, across the capital. 

"We work, while we can neither eat nor drink and our children can go to school," said Télémaque Pierre, president of the Platform of Trade Unions of Textile Factories-Bataille Ouvrière (PLASIT-BO). "2,500 gourdes is what we are asking for. We are not asking for charity but the fruit of our labor."

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.