Explained: Why employers fear Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’ | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why employers fear Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’ | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Rio De Janeiro |Published: June 18, 2019 1:34:35 pm

Explained: Why employers fear Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’

It is a registry of employers that have been found by the government to have engaged in slave labor. It gives transparency to a decision already reached by the Brazilian state.

Created in 2004, it has been hailed by the United Nations as a key tool in Brazil’s anti-slavery drive. (Source: Wikimedia)

Brazil’s “dirty list” of employers that have engaged in slave labour is considered one the country’s best tools in its efforts to end slave labor. When last published, in April, it had about 186 names. The list is under scrutiny as major firms have been found to have used legal means to avoid being put on it.

Here are some answers about how the list works.