Escravidão contemporânea na zona rural brasileira: um reflexo de 300 anos de escravidão

Abstract

Traditional slavery experienced in the nineteenth century still has its reflexes in the twenty-first century. Working conditions analogous to slavery still persist, tracing an abusive reality of human labor, not only in Brazil, but also around the world. The objective of this study is to characterize modern slavery in Brazil’s countryside and to allow a realistic view of the working conditions in the country. Briefly, this article uses secondary data from blogs and judicial information to characterize the working conditions analogous to slavery in Brazil’s countryside. It is believed that the observed working conditions do not constitute an exception to the reality of the Brazilian worker and, even less, a sign that there is an efficient body responsible for their punishment, for this reason, the theme addressed remains current and of great relevance to characterize the labor conditions in Brazil. Thus, common characteristics were listed in most of the observed cases. The results show that much more than labor crimes, situations constitute crimes against human dignity, supported by impunity and funded by corruption, so that the culture of submission in Brazilian society is just one of the reasons why we still write about slavery in organizations.