Did you read what you post? I cannot find "prevented pay raises to textile workers" in the text. I see text about "minimum wage increase", i.e. tax increase.
“ The two media outlets assessed the cables and found, among many other revelations, that the "U.S. Embassy in Haiti worked closely with factory owners contracted by Levi’s, Hanes, and Fruit of the Loom to aggressively block a paltry minimum wage increase" for workers in apparel factories.”
This is just awful all around. Between state actions and nature, Haiti never can seem to catch a break.
What? If you ignored my comment, then why you reply to it?
We had the exact same situation in my own country: our government suddenly decided to triple minimum wage, to triple taxes. A lot of small businesses were closed because of this sudden change. We had protests, but they are too late. Sadly, US embassy did not help us.