The Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay $7bn compensation for a deadly dam collapse that killed 272 people. The Brumadinho disaster, on 25 January 2019, is considered one of …
Brazilian beef farms ‘used workers kept in conditions similar to slavery’
Brazilian companies and slaughterhouses including the world’s largest meat producer, JBS, sourced cattle from supplier farms that made use of workers kept in slavery-like conditions, according to a new report. …
RAPPI WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS FOR ITS COURIERS
Rappi, the Colombian delivery platform present in 9 countries in Latin America, has committed to implement various actions to protect its couriers. The deal was reached in a class action …
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Decision: Employees of the Fireworks Factory (Brazil)
The Inter-American Court declared international responsibility of Brazil in the case 12,428 “Employees of the Fireworks Factory at Santo Antonio de Jesus and their families, with respect to Brazil”. The …
Top human rights court finds Brazil responsible in deadly fireworks blast
The top human rights court in the Americas found Brazil guilty of violating victims’ rights in a deadly 1998 explosion at a fireworks factory, ordering an overhaul of safety policies …
Serie “Teletrabajo”. Tercera norma de teletrabajo en Latinoamérica: Brasil, 2017
Publicamos una serie de recursos relacionados con el Teletrabajo, cargando los enlaces a todas las leyes o decretos que han reglamentado esta modalidad de trabajo en los países de latinoamérica, …
Brazil’s public sector hit with lawsuits for COVID-19 labor abuses
Dozens of local authorities and state-owned companies in Brazil are facing lawsuits accused of failing to protect workers including doctors and nurses from COVID-19, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson …
Volkswagen to pay victims of Brazil dictatorship in landmark settlement
Germany’s Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE will pay about 36 million reais (£5.1 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the carmaker said on …
Settlement Agreement between VW and Government of Brazil
On September 23, 2020, the government of Brazil and Volkswagen entered into a settlement agreement to resolve claims filed against VW alleging that it was responsible for providing information on …
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