MTE rescues elderly man in conditions similar to slavery in Uruguaiana/RS

Summary:

A fiscal action conducted by auditors from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MTE) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has rescued an 82-year-old rural worker from slavery-like conditions. The worker had been working for 7 years at a horse training facility in exchange for accommodation and food, without being paid. The audit resulted in the interdiction of the worker's living quarters, which were deemed to be in poor condition, posing a serious risk to the worker's health and safety. The employer was ordered to pay the worker's due severance package and regularize their employment relationship by October 25th. Failure to comply may result in administrative and criminal proceedings. The Ministry of Public Labor, the Municipality of Uruguaiana, and the worker's secretariat were informed of the action and the worker's rescue.