Dominican Republic – Actors in the "Canillitas" documentary in Santo Domingo talk about child labour
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – December 2023 – The "Palazzo del Cinema" in the Ágor" Shopping Centre in the capital of the Dominican Republic, hosted the presentation of the "Canillitas" documentary on 14 December. About 300 people filled the auditorium to applaud the Madrid-based Salesian Mission Office (Misiones Salesianas) documentary, directed by Raúl de la Fuente, and to listen to the testimonies of the main actors. Salesian missionary Fr Juan Linares and Karen Montás, Director of the "Canillitas" program, answered the questions of those present, bringing their own testimony. The screening was attended, among others, by Fr Carlos Nabel García, Vice-Provincial of the St John Bosco Province of the Antilles (ANT), who stressed the importance of Salesian work in the Caribbean country for the defence of children's rights. Also present was Luisa Ysabel Ovando, President of the National Council for Children (CONANI), with some representatives of the Ministry of Labour.
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