Pela efetividade do trabalho decente no campo: uma análise de mecanismos alternativos para o combate ao trabalho em condição análoga à de escravo

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the problem of contemporary slave-like work in rural areas and advocates the possibility of confiscation of assets as a mechanism to combat this practice. Although the national legal system presents different alternatives on confronting the crime as per Article 149 of the Criminal Code, the research showed the insufficiency of such measures. For that purpose, it was examined the treatment given to the problem by the Brazilian law and by international documents that ensure Human Rights, and Conventions of the International Labour Organization, ratified by the country. It was also necessary the study of expropriations regulation, which was appointed as the appropriate constitutional instrument to dignify labour relations in rural areas. It is not a definitive answer to the issue. Its complexity requires integrated actions from different spheres of government and society. The main purpose of this dissertation consisted in demonstrating the contributions that the law can offer to overcome this challenge, without neglecting the human element behind the phenomenon.