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Contemporary slavery, child labor, Amazon rainforest, Estrela das Alagoas Farm, city Piçarras: State: Pará, Brazil. Special Group for the Repression of Forced Labour (Groupo Especial de Repressão ao Trabalho Forçado) or GERTRAF, as it is commonly known, is made up of 4 mobile groups that work in different regions of the country, investigating accusations of work conditions close to slavery on farms, charcoal works, plantations and sugar mills. They are officials of the Ministry of Labour and they have support from the Federal Police. In this photo the official talks to a boy found working in the estate. In the foreground there are dozens of brazilian work permit documents waiting to be registered. A picture of Pope John Paul II in the background.
Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotos 21 Feb 2003 401x600 / 73.1KB
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