Login or Register
DCE6CF,DCE6CF,DCE6CF
Related ResourcesDCE6CF,DCE6CF,DCE6CF
TagsBlog Roll:
|
|
By Alain at 03/19/07 07:01
Sugar cane workers are not slaves. They are free to come and go, and have the right to join trade unions, says the Brazilian Ambassador, in a letter to the Guardian.Original source: Guardian Unlimited. Rights of Brazil's sugar-cane cutters Tags: human rights •
0 Comments. - Permalink |
By Alain at 03/17/07 17:03
Fears were expressed by human rights activists that recent moves will drastically worsen the plight of debt slaves in South America's largest nation. Activists said that amendment would restrict the government's ability to fight debt slavery, a common practice in the Amazon rain forestOriginal source: Houston Chronicle. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. chron. com/ disp/ story. mpl/ ap/ fn/ 4638370. html, anchor: Slavery Fears Weigh in Brazil Veto ] Tags: human rights •
0 Comments. - Permalink |
By Alain at 03/17/07 16:55
Rears have been expressed by human rights groups that a measure approved by Brazil’s Congress could worsen the plight of debt slaves in Latin America’s largest nation.Original source: Bueno Aires Herald. Brazil approves indentured labour Tags: human rights •
0 Comments. - Permalink |
By Alain at 03/16/07 10:28
A survey by the World Economic Forum shows that Brazil ranks only 51st among 58 countries when it comes to women's right. This article lists a number of laws that have been promulgated in an attempt to alleviate this situation.Original source: V-Brazil.com. Women in Brazil Tags: human rights •
0 Comments. - Permalink |
0
|
