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David Batista Felix
Age: 34
Home: Baraona, DR
Like tens of thousands of Haitians, David Batista Felix has crossed the border into the Dominican Republic in search of work. Rain or shine he labours to earn enough to feed his family.
Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Trade

Hispaniola: two sides of the same island

The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean is split between the relatively prosperous Dominican Republic and Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s largest producers of sugar cane – the industry needs Haitian immigrants because many Dominicans refuse the menial task of cane cutting

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic
population: 8.5 million
population living on less than $2 a day: 16%
life expectancy: 66

Haiti
population: 8.1 million
population living on less than $2 a day: 76%
life expectancy: 49

Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Trade