Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increase

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(14 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 14 April 2026 1. Various of protesting workers carrying signs demanding wage increases due to rising oil prices 2. Various of workers protesting 3. Various of “When we are hungry, we don’t mess around!” workers chanting 4. Factory worker Roselainne Jean chanting 5. SOUNDBITE (Haitian Creole) Roselainne Jean, factory worker: “I’m here because I’m getting paid 685 gourdes ($5.00), and I cannot live on this. The price of