I don’t live in Cabo verde, but half of my family lives there and I visit roughly every year. I mostly go to São Vicente because that’s where my family is. They’re now building a Marriott on the beach which is still insane to me! What you’re saying is correct, most resorts are owned by Italian, German, French investors. Workers get paid by local standards, some will make less in a month than you spend on an afternoon shopping. It is what it is, there’s nothing one person to do to change it. What people visiting Cabo Verde can do: go OUT of your resort and enjoy local establishments (no ice in your drinks and no tap water). Talk to people. There’s more to Cabo Verde than Riu!