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Artigo

1 dez 2005

Author:
Marcela Valente, Inter Press Service

Slave Labour Alive and Well [Argentina]

The textile factories, which operate in what are ostensibly private homes, produce clothes for top-line labels like Montagne or Lácar. The workers are Bolivian immigrants who are drawn to this country by the promise of a good income and a place to live. But soon after they arrive, many of them discover a hell on earth: their entire family locked into a small room, facing constant threats, and receiving their pay in dribs and drabs.