Tag: Brazil
CRS applauds passing of amendment to end slave labor in Brazil
May 23, 2012
Brazilian lawmakers approved this week a constitutional amendment that strengthens the punishment for people convicted of practicing slave labor. The measure, the strongest legal instrument ever passed in Brazil for combating slave labor, allows the government to confiscate the property of people who use slave labor and to impose fines and jail terms already in [...]
CRS expert on the challenges in Latin America
January 10, 2012
Peruvian Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno, who heads the social justice commission of Latin American bishops’ council (CELAM) and Richard Jones, Catholic Relief Services’ deputy regional director for global solidarity and justice, discuss the challenges facing the Latin America region. These include: poverty, violence, social conflicts and the exploitation of people and resources. CRS in Latin [...]