Trabalho análogo à escravidão e suas repercussões socioculturais

Abstract

Even more than a century after the abolition of slavery, there are still significant numbers of people working in conditions that resemble slavery. The aim of this master's thesis, equivalent to a dissertation, was to find out about the prospects for workers who have been victims of work analogous to slavery in Brazil to return to formal employment. The methodology adopted was document analysis and integrative review, which involved analyzing legal norms and social and economic indicators. The research generated two articles. The first consisted of documentary research on public policies aimed at tackling contemporary slave labor, based on official documents published between 1995 and 2024 by bodies such as the Public Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Labor and Employment. Thematic content analysis of the nine selected documents enabled the construction of categories 1- “What does Brazilian legislation say about work analogous to slavery?”; 2- “Intersectoral Articulation and Coping Strategies” and 3- “Challenges to Combating Modern Slave Labor in Brazil”.The second article consisted of an integrative literature review, with the aim of identifying what has been said about life after the rescue of people in conditions analogous to slavery. The analysis of six studies revealed a significant gap in knowledge about the reintegration and follow-up of these victims, indicating that challenges persist even after rescue, covering physical, emotional and social aspects. Therefore, the analysis of the two articles shows that, despite legislative advances, public policies against slave labor face weaknesses in their application. In addition, there is a gap in the literature on the lives and reintegration of rescued workers, especially with regard to the impact on their health.