Amnesty International criticized poor working conditions and forced labour in Brazil's fast-growing sugar cane sector on Wednesday, as the government tries to promote the cane-based ethanol industry as a way to reduce poverty. The human rights group said Brazil's government has taken steps to improve working conditions in rural areas, but it has confirmed cases of forced labour throughout the country.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/amnesty-condemns-forced-cane-labour-brazil
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugarcane
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethanol
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-labourers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
