Brazil, Very Unfriendly to Labor and Children, Says ICFTU

A new report by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) on core labor standards in Brazil shows important shortcomings in the application and enforcement of core labor standards, particularly with regard to the lack of trade union rights of workers, forced labor and child labor.

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