Dominican Republic faces persistent hunger and extreme inequality

In the Dominican Republic, zero‑hunger remains unattained and poverty levels are sharply high. Studies by the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo and the Fundación Bosch report that 49.7 % of working‑age men and 56.8 % of women, along with their dependents, experience reduced wages, while extreme poverty affects 23.3 % of men and 28 % of women.

Oxfam data for Latin America and the Caribbean show the region as the most unequal in the world, with the richest 10 % holding 71 % of wealth and the top 1 % controlling 40 %. In the Dominican Republic, around 265 multimillionaires concentrate enormous fortunes, such that a person in the poorest 20 % would need to work 214 years to earn what a single multimillionaire makes in one month. The commentary argues that structural domination by transnational corporations and a small elite, rather than any specific government or party, drives these disparities and calls for a transformative popular counter‑power.