JBS Denies Slave-Labor Dirty-List Links as GPA Defends Debt Restructuring
JBS rebuts accusation it bought cattle from 6 farms on Brazil’s slave-labor dirty-list (2016–2023) as prosecutors seek R$119M. GPA defends...
July 18, 2026Topic
slave labor
Volkswagen Convicted Over Slave Labor on Its Amazon Cattle Ranch
A Redenção labor court convicted Volkswagen do Brasil on June 11, 2026, awarding R$2M (~$400K) each to 3 workers over...
June 21, 2026
Ambev and Heineken fined for slave-like labor of Venezuelan immigrants in São Paulo
Without a job, starving, with three daughters to support and a two-month pregnant wife, Andrés* was forced to make a...
May 18, 2021
US Customs Bar on Brazilian Goods Exposes Continuing Slave Labor
At the end of September, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Withhold Release Orders (WROs) for products from...
October 18, 2019
Lollapalooza SP Festival Organizers Accused of Hiring Slave Labor
Men living in homeless shelters were hired by entertainment company Time For Fun (T4F) for R$50 per day to set...
April 11, 2019
Brazil Relaxes Definition of Slave Labor Amidst Criticism
The new rules determined by the Ministry of Labor were seen as a step backwards in labor rights by NGOs...
October 17, 2017
GIFTBox Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro Warns of Human Trafficking
A large installation meant to warn and raise awareness to the situations of human trafficking was placed in the middle...
July 26, 2017
Slave Labor Conditions Continue to be Uncovered in Brazil
After almost three years without being updated due to a legal dispute between the government and the Public Prosecutor's Office...
March 27, 2017