Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation Conditions
Slave labour or work in conditions analogous to slavery continues on all continents and sometimes tends to be mistaken for “simple” violations of labour laws. Therefore, this work aims to identify parameters that allow distinguishing between situations of non-compliance with labour legislation and m...
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| description | Slave labour or work in conditions analogous to slavery continues on all continents and sometimes tends to be mistaken for “simple” violations of labour laws. Therefore, this work aims to identify parameters that allow distinguishing between situations of non-compliance with labour legislation and modern rural slavery in Brazil through the analysis of accommodation conditions. To achieve this objective, a bibliographic research was developed in six databases on sanitary, accommodation and clothing issues of enslaved workers in the 19th century in Brazil. The resulting data were compared with data from a sample of 392 proven cases of neoslavery detected between 2007 and 2017 in Brazil. The analysis focused on the general conditions of the physical structures necessary to protect workers against bad weather, animal attacks, violence, sanitary conditions to support physiological and asepsis needs, as well as the clothing provided and used. Similarities were found in the accommodation conditions between enslaved and neoenslaved workers in Brazil between the 19th and 21st centuries. The availability of sanitary conditions (toilets), rest (bedrooms/dormitories), and the general housing structure are very similar. Future research may point towards identifying other parameters and developing a tool to help authorities unequivocally identify neoslavery situations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0c7045cfbc94572a86eb5b51e93ecba2023-11-23T13:05:21ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602022-05-0111521410.3390/socsci11050214Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation ConditionsGairo Garreto0João Santos Baptista1Antônia Mota2Federal Institute of Maranhão, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65030-005, BrazilAssociated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics (PROA/LAETA), Faculty of Engineering (DEM), University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalDepartment of History, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65080-805, BrazilSlave labour or work in conditions analogous to slavery continues on all continents and sometimes tends to be mistaken for “simple” violations of labour laws. Therefore, this work aims to identify parameters that allow distinguishing between situations of non-compliance with labour legislation and modern rural slavery in Brazil through the analysis of accommodation conditions. To achieve this objective, a bibliographic research was developed in six databases on sanitary, accommodation and clothing issues of enslaved workers in the 19th century in Brazil. The resulting data were compared with data from a sample of 392 proven cases of neoslavery detected between 2007 and 2017 in Brazil. The analysis focused on the general conditions of the physical structures necessary to protect workers against bad weather, animal attacks, violence, sanitary conditions to support physiological and asepsis needs, as well as the clothing provided and used. Similarities were found in the accommodation conditions between enslaved and neoenslaved workers in Brazil between the 19th and 21st centuries. The availability of sanitary conditions (toilets), rest (bedrooms/dormitories), and the general housing structure are very similar. Future research may point towards identifying other parameters and developing a tool to help authorities unequivocally identify neoslavery situations.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/5/214neoslaverymodern slaveryforced labourhousingoccupational safety and health (OSH)human rights |
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| title | Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation Conditions |
| title_full | Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation Conditions |
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| title_short | Characterisation of Contemporary Slavery through the Analysis of Accommodation Conditions |
| title_sort | characterisation of contemporary slavery through the analysis of accommodation conditions |
| topic | neoslavery modern slavery forced labour housing occupational safety and health (OSH) human rights |
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