Haitian children sold as slaves

(The Guardian): On market day in Dajabón, a bustling Dominican town on the Haitian border, you can pick up many bargains if you know where to look. You can haggle the price of a live chicken down to 40 pesos (72p); wrestle 10lb of macaroni from 60 to 50 pesos; and, with some discreet inquiries, buy a Haitian child for the equivalent of £54.22.  "People know who the scouts are. You just tell them what kind of child you are looking for and they can bring across whatever it is that you want." Go to article