Slaves to deforestation: Labour abuses fuel Brazil’s Amazon destruction
FABIO TEIXEIRA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on labour abuses which are underpinning deforestation in Brazil…
Brazil court rules in favor of anti-slavery ‘dirty list’
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation Brazil’s so-called dirty list, one of the nation’s most powerful weapons against slave labour, is legal and can proceed, the Supreme Court ruled this week. With the ruling, the list of companies and individuals found by labour inspectors to have engaged in slave labour overcame a legal challenge by […]
Brazil’s anti-slavery rescuers resume raids after coronavirus halt
Rio de Janerio, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation Brazilian anti-slavery rescuers have carried out their first raid after a two-month freeze due to the coronavirus outbreak, saying coffee farms will be their main priority when harvesting kicks off next month. As Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surges, labour inspectors wore surgical masks or face shields and adhered to […]