Fighting forced labour: The example of Brazil

The creative measures taken, which include publishing a 'dirty list' of offenders, reflect the need for extraordinary steps to deal with a human rights problem difficult to identify and to punish through effective law enforcement, especially in remote areas. Brazil has also developed a highly effective media campaign to raise mass awareness of the problems caused by forced labour in the country today, and to mobilize public opinion against it. The book shows how Brazil is leading the way for the rest of Latin America, where similar patterns of forced labour can be found.