Slaves rescued from illegal gold mine run by blacklisted Brazilian
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation The rescue of 39 slaves from an illegal gold mine in Brazil run by a known offender highlights the difficulty in ending crimes where large profits are involved, labour authorities said. Labour inspector Magno Riga said a team raided a mining operation this month run by Raimunda Oliveira Nunes […]
Olympic Games building firm, cult added to Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation A company that helped build Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic village for the 2016 Games and a religious group that enslaved hundreds of people were named on Friday to Brazil’s “dirty list”, one of the country’s most powerful anti-slavery tools. The two were among 41 employers added to the roster […]
Brazil to issue ‘dirty list’ of employers using slave labour based on court findings
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation Brazil will create a new “dirty list” of employers that engaged in modern slavery, drawn from a roster of companies and people found guilty in labour courts of the practice, officials said on Tuesday. The move by the Labour Prosecutor’s Office is aimed at shedding more light on slave […]
BRAZIL: MAJOR COMPANIES FOUND USING COURTS TO AVOID SLAVE LABOUR ‘DIRTY LIST’
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Brazil names major fashion company to its slavery ‘dirty list’
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation The maker of two of Brazil’s biggest fashion brands was named to the country’s “dirty list” of companies that have engaged in slave labour, with workers putting in excessive hours for scarcely any pay, government officials said this week. Fabula Confecçao e Comercio de Roupas was found to be […]