Slavery Persists in Brazil, and Some U.S. Companies Gain from It. Kevin G. Hall.
by Hall, Kevin G; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 59Business. Publisher: KRT News Service, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Brazil -- Economic conditions | Brazil -- Politics and government | Landowners | Legislators | Ranchers | Slave labor | Slavery -- Brazil | Slavery -- Law and legislation | U.S. -- Commerce -- BrazilDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Brazil abolished slavery in 1888. Earlier this year [2004], however, the government acknowledged to the United Nations that at least 25,000 Brazilians work under 'conditions analogous to slavery.' The top anti-slavery official in Brasilia, the capital, puts the number of modern slaves at 50,000." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article reveals that slavery still exists in Brazil, discusses the government's response to the problem and examines the effect it has on the international marketplace.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Slavery Persists in Brazil, and Some U.S. Companies Gain from It, Sept. 2, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Brazil abolished slavery in 1888. Earlier this year [2004], however, the government acknowledged to the United Nations that at least 25,000 Brazilians work under 'conditions analogous to slavery.' The top anti-slavery official in Brasilia, the capital, puts the number of modern slaves at 50,000." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article reveals that slavery still exists in Brazil, discusses the government's response to the problem and examines the effect it has on the international marketplace.
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