"The New Venezuelan Immigration," a Documentary Portrait of the Labor Reality of that Community in the Country
The Centre for Migration Observation and Social Development in the Caribbean (OBMICA) has just produced and made public, with the collaboration of the Venezuelan Diaspora in the Dominican Republic, a short documentary portraying the struggle for livelihood of four Venezuelan people in a new society to which they have migrated because of the political crisis affecting the South American country.
Entitled "The New Venezuelan Immigration," in reference to the notable change experienced by the Venezuelan diaspora from 2016 to the present, this audiovisual work forms part of OBMICA's initiatives to provide evidence that may encourage the development of public policies consistent with the human rights of the nearly 20,000 people who, according to official figures, live irregularly in the Dominican Republic.
This piece also forms part of the promotional initiatives for OBMICA's annual report State of Migration concerning the Dominican Republic 2016, the edition in which figures on this migratory flow to the country and to the region are highlighted for the first time.
The short documentary follows four people in their day-to-day lives. Leonel with his street dancing; Werne with her music for infant stimulation; Katlin with her taxi; and Carlos selling arepas and juices on the streets of Santo Domingo are four examples that illustrate the reality this new Venezuelan diaspora is living in the Dominican Republic, within the context of an unprecedented exodus of displaced persons from the South American country.
"The New Venezuelan Immigration," which is the first collaboration between OBMICA and the Venezuelan Diaspora in the Dominican Republic, can be viewed on OBMICA's website (www.obmica.org) and on its YouTube channel (OBMICA Research Center).
To watch the video, click here.