Heineken-owned brewery added to Brazil 'slave labor' list
October 06, 2023 at 05:13 pm EDT
BRASÍLIA / RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian brewery Kaiser, which is owned by Heineken, has been added to the government's list of companies responsible for labor conditions analogous to slavery, published on Friday.
Kaiser was placed on the list for subcontracting Sider, a trucking company that delivered its beer in the state of Sao Paulo. Sider was charged in 2021 for submitting 23 of its drivers - 22 Venezuelans and one Haitian - to "slavery-like conditions."
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In a March 2021 inspection, labor inspectors found Sider drivers working illegally long hours of up to 18-hour days with no paid time off. Despite promising lodging to workers, the firm did not provide it to them. Many slept in their trucks instead.
In Brazil, slavery is legally defined as forced labor as well as debt bondage, degrading work conditions and long hours that pose health risks.
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