TRABALHO ANÁLOGO À ESCRAVIDÃO COM DESTAQUE ÀS ZONAS RURAIS DO BRASIL CONTEMPORÂNEO

Abstract

This paper analyzes whether Brazilian public policies to combat slave-like labor in rural areas are efficient and prevent new cases, ensuring decent work. The research begins by defining decent work, dignified work, and slave-like labor, as well as assessing numerical data and estimates regarding contemporary slave labor, both in Brazil in general and in the states and municipalities of the federation. It defines the concept of public policy, its cycle, and also provides examples of some that serve as policies to combat and repress slave-like labor, as well as others that help prevent this type of criminal behavior. This is a bibliographical research, with data collected from Smartlab, among other agencies and documents related to the subject. The deductive method was used as the scientific method, starting from a general analysis to a specific analysis. It is concluded that Brazil suffers from this recurring criminal practice in the national territory, with several agencies working to avoid, prevent and repress it. However, although the country has made progress both in legal terms and in the actions of agencies to combat and repress labor analogous to slavery, the practical results of existing public policies are still inefficient, as exploitation continues, through new cases every year, with the number of people rescued growing again in 2023.