O que é a BeGlobal Network?
And where did we come from? beGlobal Network was born through a collective effort to create a hub of cities engaged in the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking in global cities. This happened, particularly, because while Silvia and I, from the Modern Slavery Research Center at BRICS Policy Center, at PUC-Rio, in Rio […]
Iniciativa Local de combate na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
História na área portuária Historiadores reportam que durante o século XVIII e em parte do XIX, aproximadamente, hum milhão de africanos desembarcaram no Rio de Janeiro, precisamente, no Cais do Valongo. Direcionados aos armazéns de engorda, venda ou cemitérios de escravos, povoaram cortiços e favelas na área portuária. Algumas denominações foram dadas a esta região […]
Concept and laws on modern slavery in Brazil
The connection between human rights, trafficking in persons and modern slavery The eradication of slave labour in Brazil is associated with the preservation of human dignity and therefore it is on the list of human rights to be protected. It’s a consensus among human rights authors in Brazil that the transformation of human beings into […]
New study led by the University of Nottingham is seeking garment workers in Leicester to understand what can be done to improve their lives and working conditions
The Rights Lab experts are working with De Montfort University, Shama Women’s Centre and Hope for Justice to comprehend the working conditions in the sector. The proposal aims for a recommendation to the new Leicester Garment and Textile Workers Trust, which has commissioned the research to uncover some of the immediate and future needs of […]
Modern Slavery Research Center, Rights Lab e Anti-Slavery International develop new research project
The Modern Slavery Research Center (BPC/PUC-RJ), was invited by the Rights Lab (University of Nottingham-UK), on behalf of the researcher Dr. Silvia Pinheiro, to contribute with the NGO Anti-Slavery International, with a study on aspects and implications of the implementation of mandatory due diligence rules in modern slavery, in the coffee and meat supply chains […]