🇧🇷⚖️ Brazil charges Volkswagen unit over slavery-like conditions decades ago
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Brazilian labor prosecutors accused Volkswagen do Brasil of subjecting farm workers to slavery-like conditions from 1974 to 1986, seeking 165 million reais ($27.5 million) in damages.
The charges, based on documents and testimonials, allege workers faced debt bondage, exhausting hours, and degrading conditions, with settlement talks collapsing earlier this year.
A labor judge will now decide whether the case moves forward, as Volkswagen claims it