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The “dirty list” of employers using slave labour (ADPF 509)
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil · Brazil · 2020-09 · National court
Citation: ADPF 509
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
May the government publish a list of employers found using labour analogous to slavery?
What the court decided
Yes. The register is constitutional; it is a transparency measure based on administrative findings after due process.
In plain language
Brazil publishes the names of employers found using slave-like labour, including of migrant workers in garment workshops. An employers’ association challenged the list, and the Supreme Court upheld it.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Brasil menerbitkan nama majikan yang terbukti memakai kerja mirip perbudakan, termasuk pekerja migran di bengkel garmen. Asosiasi pengusaha menggugat daftar itu, dan MA Federal mempertahankannya.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah pemerintah menerbitkan daftar majikan yang terbukti memakai kerja yang setara perbudakan?
What happened afterwards
- 2020-09: List upheld. [Check exact date.]
Sources
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/br-stf-adpf-509-2020/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.