Autotutela coletiva/sindical no setor de biocombustíveis. Estudo de caso de trabalho análogo à escravidão moderna em usina no Triângulo Mineiro

Abstract

This research has as its objective the specific issue of identifying the exploitation of labor analogous to modern slavery in the biofuels sector, specifically, in a specific case of inspection at Usina de Cana in the Triângulo Mineiro region. It seeks to demonstrate that despite the outstanding strategic importance in the Brazilian energy matrix, the development of the biofuels sector is not restricted to the economic and financial field, but, on the contrary, must preserve, respect and implement the fundamental rights of workers, whether in the field of social rights, whether in terms of the fundamental rights of the community, in the field of diffuse rights, or in relation to the work environment. It concludes that the exploitation of labor in conditions analogous to modern slavery, demonstrates the existence of a culture of disrespect and violation of fundamental labor rights, is characterized as illicit under Criminal Law, Labor Law and Human Rights, and through of union representation, it is possible to establish mechanisms (extrajudicial and judicial) of legal protection (self-protection) for workers thus identified.