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This document is a methodological note on the assessment of the training needs of administrative and municipal authorities and judicial and security authorities on the law 2015 – 031 of September 10, 2015 criminalizing slavery and slavery-like practices.

In this framework, the Ministry of Education approved four specific tutoring sessions on forced labor to be taught for each grade of secondary school (from grades 1-5). Topics covered include risk situations that may lead to forced labor, indicators of the problem and how to identify it, as well as what the channels of denunciation are. The guidance document also suggests tools and methodologies to adequately convey the message to the students.

English language results of the survey "Measuring Contemporary Slave Labour in the State of Maranhão - 2017" conducted in the state of Maranhão on the prevalence of forced labor and slave labor.

Portuguese language results of the survey "Measuring Contemporary Slave Labour in the State of Maranhão - 2017" conducted in the state of Maranhão on the prevalence of forced labor and slave labor.

Report on factors that contribute to the vulnerability of migratory workers to slave labor in Brazil, such as exposure to poverty, unemployment, lack of education, lack of healthcare, lack of access to land or production incentives, and a heavy relance of social programs.

An online dashboard that provides information on policies, programs and projects for the prevention and eradication of forced labor in Brazil and reports current statistics related to slave labor in Brazil. This dashboard was created as a result of the International Labour Organization's Consolidating and Disseminating Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Brazil and Peru project.

A report that presents the findings of Brazil's Centro de Defesa da Vida e dos Direitos Humanos Carmen Bascarán and Comissão Pastoral da Terra regarding the factors that lead to forced labor in the logging industry in the Amazon interior in the state of Pará.

A dashboard that monitors compliance with the actions carried out in the II Plano Nacional para a Erradicação do Trabalho Escravo, a public commitment to eliminating slave labor in Brazil.

A collection of press articles related to efforts to address slavery practices. The resource contains text in French and Arabic.

Training module in the 3-R Trainer's Kit.  This module discusses the key responsibilities of workers and and explains their fundamental rights at work. In the first unit, participants are familiarized with workers’ basic responsibilities at work and in the family. The second unit gives an overview of the fundamental principles and rights at work as agreed by ILO member States in 1998. Emphasis is given to the principles: “No to Discrimination” and “Right to Organize”, as these are vital for realizing decent work for all workers in the global economy. The unit concludes with an introduction to decent work for domestic workers. Finally, Unit 3 discusses priority health issues at work: maternity protection, occupational safety and health and fair treatment of workers living with HIV and Aids.