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Electronic Industry

This industry produces computers, computer-related products, communications equipment as well as a wide range of goods used for both commercial and military purposes.

Medical Industry

This sector is extremely important since it has an extraordinary impact on the health and quality of life. It occupies an important place in the economy of Puerto Rico, contributing with 10.8% (11,600) of total employment in the manufacturing sector (107,800) in fiscal year 2007.

 

Metal Industry

Have entered the era of sophisticated technology, this technology has improved both product quality and worker productivity. Competition has resulted in increasing specialization of production, as many producers have captured different niches in the market and specialized quality certifications.

Apparel Industry

This industry comprises various industrial groups engaged in two distinctive manufacturing processes: cut and sew and the manufacture of garments in establishments that first knit fabric and then cut and sew the fabric. It includes more than 80 plants contributing with over 10,000 direct jobs.

Sun-tan Industry

Both Spanish and English are the official languages, the local currency is the U.S. dollar, and no visas or passports are required to enter Puerto Rico from the United States. Mail is sent through the US Postal Service at the same rates as on the mainland.

Combating Trafficking in Persons PDF Print E-mail

Annually, according to U.S. Government-sponsored research completed in 2006, approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across national borders into slavery; this number does not include millions trafficked within their own countries. Some estimate the global number of trafficking victims to be in the millions--in domestic servitude, sex slavery, forced labor, child soldiers, child camel jockeys, and other brutal schemes.

Because trafficking deprives people of freedom in every part of the world, it is a grave threat to human rights. It also threatens public health and the very safety and security of nations, as disease and organized crime flourish through trafficking.

Is for this reason that the United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. In the Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 22.17 the Government clearly defines the responsibilities of Government contractors and the remedies that may be imposed if they are not followed. For those companies that are currently performing on a Federal Government contract you should download and display in your facilities the “Trafficking in Persons” poster which will provide an additional mean of informing your employees of this matter.

There are many websites with important information about this topic and we encourage you to take some time to do your own research. One site that you may want to start with is the National Human Trafficking Resource Center which is a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-funded program for the purpose of providing a national, 24-hour, toll-free hotline number for the human trafficking field in the United States.
 

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