{"id":5707,"date":"2013-04-06T22:43:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T22:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T22:34:46","slug":"importing-slavery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/es\/human-labor-slavery\/importing-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"La esclavitud; un producto de importaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5707\" class=\"elementor elementor-5707\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58ca8372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58ca8372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10135e1d\" data-id=\"10135e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f198427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f198427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-1024x405.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery.jpg 1200w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10498 lazyload\" alt=\"Cattle grazing on cleared forest\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-1024x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10498\" alt=\"Cattle grazing on cleared forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1200x475-importing-slavery.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cattle grazing on cleared forest<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2579b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2579b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Importing Slavery<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294604e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294604e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany countries, including the\u00a0<a title=\"Slavery in the US\" href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/slavery-in-the-us\/\">United States<\/a>, have a history of using slave labor in agriculture. Tragically, some regions of the world remain dependent on exploitive labor practices to this day. Slave labor exists in several forms such as \u201cforced labor,\u201d in which workers are required to labor against their will, and \u201cdebt bondage\u201d in which workers are indebted to their employer before the work even begins. Often times, workers in conditions of forced labor and debt bondage also experience physical abuse or threats of violence at the hands of employers.\n\nIn the United States, we have long imported the products of slavery and continue to do so through the international food market. Slave labor has become thoroughly entrenched in the production of certain commodity crops grown in Latin America. While certain regions are well known for using slave labor, no one really knows how widespread these conditions have become globally.\n\nItems such as \u201cbeef\u201d from Brazil and sugar from Latin America are becoming increasingly competitive on the global market.<sup>[1,2]<\/sup>\u00a0However, the reality is that competitive pricing is often the result of exploitive labor practices.\n\nConditions of slavery are most common in regions that are poor and often dependent on just a few crops to sustain their economy. Farm owners rely on labor contractors to supply cheap labor so they can remain competitive in the global marketplace. When the contractors choose to exploit workers for their own monetary gain, the farm owner can simply claim they had no knowledge of the conditions.<sup>[3]<\/sup>\n\nWorkers have reported being beaten by their supervisors, housed in unsanitary shacks, sexually assaulted, chained to prevent them from escaping and have even received death threats, all while receiving little or no pay.<sup>[3,4]<\/sup>\n\nEmployers view these modern-day slaves as temporary and disposable labor.\n<h2><strong>\u201cBeef\u201d production in Brazil\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAs the world\u2019s number one exporter of \u201cbeef,\u201d Brazilian ranchers have found an effective way to undercut their competition\u2013 by using slave labor.<sup>[5]<\/sup>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content2a.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-332 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"import_slavery_content2a\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><noscript><img data-src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content2a.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"import_slavery_content2a\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content2a.jpg\" alt=\"import_slavery_content2a\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clearcut forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nIn order to provide prime grazing land for cows, some of the most ecologically diverse forests in the world must be cleared. The forests are extremely dense with vegetation and would be very costly to clear using traditional labor. Instead, many farm owners turn to labor contractors who can provide slave labor. Consequently, the Brazilian \u201cbeef\u201d that is sold and served in the U.S. may be directly connected to the use of slave labor.\n\nLabor contractors actively recruit workers by traveling to neighboring communities and promising steady work and high wages. They primarily target the poor as well as young people looking to help support their families.<sup>[4]<\/sup>\u00a0The workers are told very little about the nature of the work, but they go because they have few alternatives.\n\nReferred to as \u201cdebt bondage,\u201d the workers become unknowingly indebted to the labor contractor before the work even begins. Expenses associated with travel, food and housing are deducted from their wages. At the end of employment, most workers receive very little or no money at all.<sup>[3]<\/sup>\n\nOne worker, Gilvado Mendes Soares, told the story of a co-worker who had been beaten and sent away with no pay after he repeatedly asked to be paid for the work he had done.<sup>[3]<\/sup>\n\nMost grazing sites are in very remote areas, sometimes days from the nearest town.<sup>[6]<\/sup>\u00a0The workers feel isolated and are unlikely to attempt escape due to the threat of physical violence or death. Some farms even employ armed guards to watch the workers as they labor.<sup>[3]<\/sup>\n\nEgito dos Santos experienced these abusive conditions first-hand while clearing grazing land in Brazil. Egito\u2019s foreman threatened to kill any worker who attempted to escape.<sup>[3]<\/sup>\n\nIn August of 2010, Brazil&#8217;s High Labor Court announced that a company running ranches in Brazil was being fined close to $3 million for keeping 180 workers in slavery on two different properties and making them work up to 24 hours a day.<sup>[8]<\/sup>\u00a0There were even adolescents and a 14-year-old among those workers.\u00a0<sup>[7]<\/sup>\u00a0The same company had been fined five separate times in the past for similar labor violations.<sup>[8]<\/sup>\n<h2><strong>Sugar Production in Latin America <\/strong><\/h2>\nThe sugar industry of Latin American has a long history of using slave labor. Today, several countries in the region rely almost exclusively on these exploitive labor practices in order to keep their sugar prices competitive. Consequently, thousands of people work in the sugar cane fields for little or no pay under the constant threat of physical violence.<sup>[10]<\/sup>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content1a.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-331 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"import_slavery_content1a\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\" \/><noscript><img data-src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content1a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"import_slavery_content1a\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/import_slavery_content1a.jpg\" alt=\"import_slavery_content1a\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\"><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sugarcane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThe United States imports about 20% of its sugar<sup>[9]<\/sup>, and Brazil is one of the top exporters of sugar to the United States.<sup>[2]<\/sup>\u00a0In much the same way that workers are exploited in the production of Brazilian \u201cbeef,\u201d the production of sugar is also linked to slave labor. Workers are recruited to harvest the sugar cane and to clear vegetation for new plantations. During their time of employment, the workers are infrequently paid small sums of money and told they will receive the rest at the end of the contract. When that time comes, the workers find that many expenses were unknowingly deducted from their wages.<sup>[10]<\/sup>\n\nThe Dominican Republic is one of the largest sugar producers in the world, sending over two-thirds of their annual export to the United States.<sup>[11]<\/sup>\u00a0Slavery is extremely prevalent in the nation\u2019s sugar industry, with the vast majority of workers coming from neighboring Haiti.<sup>[12]<\/sup>\n\nIn preparation for the harvest season, government recruiters are responsible for finding Haitian workers and bringing them to the sugar cane fields. They are not hard to find, as many Haitians are desperate for any kind of work. It is also common for some workers to be abducted and taken to the fields against their will.<sup>[11]<\/sup>\n\nOnce they cross the border into the Dominican Republic, the workers are stripped of their clothes and their identification is confiscated.<sup>[13]<\/sup>\u00a0For the next several months, they will spend up to 14 hours in the sun each day cutting the dense canes with a machete.<sup>[13]<\/sup>\u00a0Cuts, gashes and severed fingers are common injuries for the workers, who usually receive no medical attention for their injuries.<sup>[14]<\/sup>\n\nAt night, the workers sleep on metal cots in crowded sheds with no water and no toilet.<sup>[14]<\/sup> Many of the barracks are patrolled by armed guards<sup>[11]<\/sup>, and in the past, acts of sexual violence against female workers were not uncommon.<sup>[16]<\/sup>\n\nDespite increasing pressure from the international community, conditions of slavery remain prevalent in the production of large-scale food exports such as sugar and \u201cbeef.\u201d In part, this is due to the lack of oversight and regulation by local governments. They know exploitive conditions exist, but they don\u2019t want to compromise their place in the world market.\n\nFood Empowerment Project is determined that the public be informed of these types of abuses in the food industry so we can work to prevent them. Situations like this do not have an easy solution, but Food Empowerment Project believes it is important for everyone to be aware of the fact that the U.S. imports products of slavery, so when opportunities arise we can be prepared to help stop it. Not only do we encourage a <a title=\"Veganism explained\" href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/veganism\/\">vegan<\/a> lifestyle, but we also encourage individuals to be knowledgeable about where products come from in order to be able to make mindful and compassionate purchases.\n\n\n\n<div id=\"references\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27917b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f27917b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n  if (typeof window.footnoteTexts !== 'object') window.footnoteTexts = {};\n  Object.assign(window.footnoteTexts, {\n    1: \"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-jbs-beef-exports\/jbs-says-brazil-beef-exports-to-u-s-competitive-despite-tax-idUSKCN11T2OO <a href='https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-jbs-beef-exports\/jbs-says-brazil-beef-exports-to-u-s-competitive-despite-tax-idUSKCN11T2OO' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    2: \"http:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/crops\/sugar-sweeteners\/trade.aspx#.VCyBfefZV3W <a href='http:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/crops\/sugar-sweeteners\/trade.aspx#.VCyBfefZV3W' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    3: \"http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/brazil\/slavery.htm <a href='http:\/\/www.latinamericanstudies.org\/brazil\/slavery.htm' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    4: \"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/1506986\/Cheap-Brazilian-beef-imports-are-subsidised-by-slave-labour.html <a href='http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/1506986\/Cheap-Brazilian-beef-imports-are-subsidised-by-slave-labour.html' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    5: \"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSN1414229520100414 <a href='http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSN1414229520100414' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    6: \"http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/newsroom\/features\/WCMS_092663\/lang--en\/index.htm <a href='http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/newsroom\/features\/WCMS_092663\/lang--en\/index.htm' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    7: \"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2010\/08\/19\/2987128.htm <a href='http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2010\/08\/19\/2987128.htm' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    8: \"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-11021628 <a href='http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-11021628' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    9: \"http:\/\/ufdc.ufl.edu\/IR00003414\/00001 <a href='http:\/\/ufdc.ufl.edu\/IR00003414\/00001' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    10: \"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/americas\/01\/09\/brazil.slavery\/index.html <a href='http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/americas\/01\/09\/brazil.slavery\/index.html' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    11: \"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1989\/WR89\/Dominica.htm <a href='https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/1989\/WR89\/Dominica.htm' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    12: \"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/2013\/10\/2\/exploitation-workers-dominican-republics-sugar-fields-continues <a href='https:\/\/aflcio.org\/2013\/10\/2\/exploitation-workers-dominican-republics-sugar-fields-continues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    13: \"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1045874\/ <a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1045874\/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    14: \"https:\/\/www.verite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Research-on-Indicators-of-Forced-Labor-in-the-Dominican-Republic-Sugar-Sector_9.18.pdf <a href='https:\/\/www.verite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Research-on-Indicators-of-Forced-Labor-in-the-Dominican-Republic-Sugar-Sector_9.18.pdf' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    15: \"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/09\/28\/movies\/28suga.html?mcubz=0 <a href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/09\/28\/movies\/28suga.html?mcubz=0' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n    16: \"http:\/\/www.ebony.com\/news-views\/the-dominican-republic-haitians-532#axzz4v3VnoWov <a href='http:\/\/www.ebony.com\/news-views\/the-dominican-republic-haitians-532#axzz4v3VnoWov' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Link<\/a>\",\n  });\n});\n\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cattle grazing on cleared forest La esclavitud; un producto de importaci\u00f3n El uso de mano de obra esclava en la agricultura es un fen\u00f3meno presente en numerosos pa\u00edses, incluso en los Estados Unidos. \u00a0Por desgracia, todav\u00eda quedan en el mundo algunas regiones que contin\u00faan dependiendo de dicha forma de explotaci\u00f3n laboral. 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