| This sixty two year old man
was one of the several workers trapped in a farm in south Para. They were
working without any employment contract, legal rights or benefits. The working
conditions were degrading and the "gato" kept the workers in a
debt bondage system. He would charge all the items he would supply, from
tools to food. He would write down each worker's expense in his notebook
to discount from the worker's monthly payment. The water they drunk was
the same they used to wash. The grupo movel was scheduled to raid the farm.
The farmer heard about it and sent all the workers away. So the authorities
could no longer have the chance to reinforce the law as there are no contracts.
The workers became unemployed and without money and scared about the gato's
possible revenge. They say his brother is a gunman. |
