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100 _aHall, Kevin G.,
245 0 _aSlavery Persists in Brazil, and Some U.S. Companies Gain from It.
_cKevin G. Hall.
260 _bKRT News Service,
_c2004.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
_nArticle 59,
_pBusiness,
_x1522-3191;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
500 _aOriginally Published: Slavery Persists in Brazil, and Some U.S. Companies Gain from It, Sept. 2, 2004; pp. n.p..
520 _a"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.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
651 _aBrazil
_xEconomic conditions
651 _aBrazil
_xPolitics and government
650 _aLandowners
650 _aLegislators
650 _aRanchers
650 _aSlave labor
650 _aSlavery
_zBrazil
650 _aSlavery
_xLaw and legislation
651 _aU.S.
_xCommerce
_zBrazil
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2005,
_pBusiness.
_x1522-3191;
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