For me," the Haitian worker emphasized, "this visit comes at exactly the right time.

The Haitian workers, he said, earn 30 cents an hour.

It does not say how much the Haitian workers earn.

"The Haitian workers don't look at the clock."

On Sunday, Haitian medical workers said about 30 soldiers and 5 civilians had died.

Although traditionally concentrated in the sugar cane industry, Haitian workers have today also come to dominate agricultural and urban jobs, like construction, Dominican officials say.

Throughout the book the Haitian workers make a point of retelling and remembering all that happened to them.

But with money for additional services cut off, Haitian social workers warned that the refugees could face growing isolation and depression.

More recently Hispanic, Haitian and Jamaican workers began taking the jobs once claimed by American families.

The low wages here are adequate for most Haitian workers, they argue, because the cost of living is low.