Slaves in Paradise: A Priest Stands Up for Exploited Sugarcane Workers

by Jesús García

Book Overview

With its beautiful beaches and golf courses, the island of the Dominican Republic is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean. Yet when missionary priest Fr. Christopher Hartley arrived in the country in 1997, he discovered another side to this paradise: the deplorable living and working conditions of the people who harvest the country's sugarcane, and the illegal human trafficking that brings them to the plantations as slaves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621640469
• ISBN13: 9781621640462
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"