Brazil: Improving Labor Rights and Conditions for Migrant Workers

March 06, 2023 00:04:03
Brazil: Improving Labor Rights and Conditions for Migrant Workers
Solidarity Center
Brazil: Improving Labor Rights and Conditions for Migrant Workers

Mar 06 2023 | 00:04:03

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Show Notes

  The Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) rescued 39 workers, including children, in February from modern slavery in the state of Santa Catarina. Over half of them were Venezuelan migrants who had moved to the state via the government’s Operation Welcome program. A construction company enticed the workers through social media posts in Venezuela, offering jobs building warehouses and promising good pay, safe work conditions, free housing and meals for the workers and their families. When workers arrived, however, they discovered that their “housing” lacked beds or bathrooms, and they were forced to build their own accommodations, which […]

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