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The Association des industries d'Haïti (ADIH), founded in 1980, is an association of around 100 manufacturers in Haiti.[1][2] It is currently headed by executive director Grégor Avril and president George B. Sassine. It is best known internationally for its work promoting assembly plants in Haiti.[1]
Chronology
In early 1986, during a period of social upheaval, the ADIH called on the government of Jean-Claude Duvalier to exercise "tolerance and moderation".[3] In 1989, it began lobbying efforts on the issue of textile quotas for Haiti.[4][1] After the 1991 coup d'état which brought general Raoul Cédras to power, the association managed escrow accounts for tax collection from foreign corporate entities in Haiti until 1994.[1] In 2004, the association stated that they viewed the second overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as a positive development.[1] In coordination with Bill Clinton,[5] they successfully lobbied the US government from 2003 to 2006 to ensure that textiles coming from Haiti would no longer be subject to import tariffs. (Cf. HOPE & HELP)[1][6] In 2009, they opposed the parliamentary vote to raise the minimum wage in Haiti to 200 gourdes an hour.[7] In 2013 the association again lobbied against a minimum wage increase,[8] and argued that strikes would damage the Haitian garment industry.[9] They likewise argued against a minimum wage increase in 2016.[10]
More recently, the ADIH has been concerned with the consequences of smuggling.[11]
Zombie Ref Test
The word came into English after the US occupation of Haiti (n-gram) and refers to one who is undead and in the power of another. If a zombie's bòs (master) accidentally gives them a taste of salt, the zombie can break free from their control. [12]
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- ↑ Amy Wilentz. (2013) "Zombies of the World". Farewell Fred Voodoo. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 95.
