South Africa poultry group calls for probe of forced labor in Brazil
DECEMBER 11, 2017 / 2:44 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
South Africa poultry group calls for probe of forced labor in Brazil
Karla Mendes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - South Africas poultry industry body has asked the government to investigate allegations of forced labor in the sector in Brazil, the worlds largest poultry exporter.
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) said it had asked its government to seek urgent comment after a report said thousands of workers in Brazils meat and poultry sectors were victims of forced labor and inhumane work conditions.
The report by the Washington-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), released last month to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, said slave labor in Brazils poultry sector is endemic.
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Thousands of South African workers have lost their jobs because of dumped chicken imports from countries including Brazil, which has now been exposed as a country where workers are subject to degrading working conditions and forced labor, SAPA said in a statement.
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