O trabalho escravo na perspectiva do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho

Abstract

The present research intended to analyze the judgments related to work in conditions similar to slavery before the Superior Labor Court in order to investigate how the labor jurisprudence is positioned on the subject. The methodology involved the search for judgments between the period from January 1, 2008 to April 1, 2019, using, initially, the keyword “slave labor” and, later, “work under conditions similar to slave labor”. 16 judgments were selected that recognized the existence of contemporary slave labor. The aim was to investigate how the TST conceptualizes work in conditions similar to slavery, identifying the main types and the language used. We also sought to analyze what evidence is required and the values and criteria for granting moral damages. The objective was to identify the parameters that the jurisprudence of the highest labor court in the country has been using for the treatment and solution of these cases.