Brazil, Brazil
The company has denied abusing workers. It was slapped with a $1.1 million fine and its directors charged with "submitting workers to conditions analogous to slavery." If found guilty, they could be sentenced to up to 15 years in jail.
Location
Brazil · Brazil · 2007 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
The Labor Ministry conducted a raid in the state of Para after 18 cane workers died from exhaustion in a year in the area. The raid found more than 1,000 cutters working 13-hour days in what the unit said were slave-like conditions.
Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don't have a verifiable source on file yet — use “Report a problem” below to add one.