Downie, Andrew,
The Hunt for Slave Outposts in the Amazon. Andrew Downie. - Christian Science Monitor, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 60, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Hunt for Slave Outposts in the Amazon, Sept. 7, 2004; pp. n.p..
"According to the Brazilian government, as many as 40,000 slaves--the majority of them poor, uneducated, and unskilled--are currently laboring under brutal conditions. Many are lured to the rain forest by ranchers--with the false promise of princely wages--to clear the trees. Once here, they have neither the money nor the means to leave." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article examines how the Brazilian government is attempting to eradicate modern-day slavery in the Amazon.
1522-3248;
Exploitation
Human rights--Brazil
Ranchers
Slave labor
Slaveholders
Slavery--Brazil
Amazon River Region
Brazil--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050
The Hunt for Slave Outposts in the Amazon. Andrew Downie. - Christian Science Monitor, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 60, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Hunt for Slave Outposts in the Amazon, Sept. 7, 2004; pp. n.p..
"According to the Brazilian government, as many as 40,000 slaves--the majority of them poor, uneducated, and unskilled--are currently laboring under brutal conditions. Many are lured to the rain forest by ranchers--with the false promise of princely wages--to clear the trees. Once here, they have neither the money nor the means to leave." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article examines how the Brazilian government is attempting to eradicate modern-day slavery in the Amazon.
1522-3248;
Exploitation
Human rights--Brazil
Ranchers
Slave labor
Slaveholders
Slavery--Brazil
Amazon River Region
Brazil--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050