U.S. grant to combat labor abuses in Brazil, Paraguay cattle industry
March 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday awarded a $5 million grant under a cooperative agreement with a U.N. agency to fund initiatives addressing abusive labor practices on Brazilian and Paraguayan cattle ranches, according to a statement
by Ana Dano – Reuters
The project run by the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency, will advocate for workers in cattle ranching areas of Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state and in the Boquerón region of the Paraguayan Chaco, where labor right violations targeting vulnerable populations have been reported.
“Workers on small- and medium-sized cattle farms that supply larger international cattle production operations often fall victim,” the U.S. Department of Labor said.
“As cattle production in the two countries has expanded to meet global demand, the threat and levels of forced labor and labor exploitation has also grown”
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