O TRABALHO ESCRAVO CONTEMPORÂNEO: CONCEITO E ENFRENTAMENTO À LUZ DO TRABALHO JURÍDICO E PASTORAL DO FREI HENRI BURIN DES ROZIERS

Abstract

The denunciation of slave labor in the Amazon published by Pedro Casaldaliga (1970; 1971), although characterizing crime and guiding the action of pastoral agents, ran up against the limits of Brazilian legislation. The purpose of the present text is to demonstrate how the legal and pastoral work of Henri Burin des Roziers, in addition to other subjects and institutions, contributed to the reconfiguration of the concept of slave labor, which had repercussions in the legal field and was fundamental for the development and improvement of policies to combat the exploitation of rural workers.