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Volkswagen slave labor case: Brazil comes up with a unique idea to extract reparations from Germany

Pallak Kashyap by Pallak Kashyap
April 3, 2023
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Volkswagen slave labor case: Germany is one of the leading nations in the world when it comes to upholding human rights, yet it turns out that one of its biggest companies is a grave perpetrator of human rights violations. Volkswagen, the queen of automobiles, has recently been accused of using slave labor in the Amazon region between the years 1973 and 1987.

The Brazilian government has been collecting evidence in Volkswagen slave labor case for years, and the case is now being brought to light 30 years later. The case is quite strong and can have serious implications for Volkswagen’s reputation and operations in Brazil. This could lead to Volkswagen being forced to pay reparations to Brazil and could even result in the company shutting down its operations in the country.

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The Volkswagen slave labor case relies on the evidence gathered by Ricardo Rezende, a Catholic priest and academic in Brazil. Rezende stated that he and the local trade unionists raised their voice against this injustice but the authorities neglected them.

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While some may point to political motives as the reason for the case being brought up by Brazil after 30 years, that doesn’t take away from the fact that Volkswagen has violated human rights in the past. The Volkswagen slave labor case has sparked a debate in the international community, with many people criticising Volkswagen for being silent on the issue.

The Volkswagen slave labor case has several eyewitnesses and one of them is José Ribamar Viana Nunes. In 1983, Nunes stated he was 16 when he encountered a recruiter at a gathering who proposed him a job at the farm. He said it was a lucrative occupation and that they had a real football field to play on. According to Nunes, he was taken to the farm in a truck with a bunch of other guys. The truck went through entrance gates with the Volkswagen logo and then drove 40km into the rainforest.

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Pallak Kashyap

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Columnist at TFI Media. A political addict who is trying to explore the never-ending sea of international relations.

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