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Name of Resource | Ministry of Labour and Employment Decree No. 540/2004 on Transparency List of Slave Labour |
Type | Policy |
Country / jurisdiction | Brazil |
Enacting authority | Ministry of Labour and Employment of Brazil |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2004 |
Description | The ‘dirty list’ (lista suja) is an important means of eradicating slave labour in Brazil, and has spawned other important activities undertaken by civil society groups and the private sector, namely the Study on the Slave Labour Production Chain and the National Pact for the Eradication of Slave Labour. The ‘dirty list’ consists of a register of names of employers (persons or legal entities) caught exploiting workers in conditions analogous to slavery. Once included in the register, an employer will be monitored for two years. If, during this time, the offence does not occur again, all fines arising from the inspection have been paid and all labour and social security compensations have been remunerated, the employer’s name may be removed from the ‘dirty list’. |
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