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Volkswagen lured hundreds of seasonal and informal workers to the Amazon in the 1970s and 80s, with the promise of a better life. But once there, the workers said, they were trapped — geographically isolated, ensnared by debt, sickened by malaria and forced to toil under threat of violence.

wapo.stVolkswagen kept a dark secret in the Amazon. Then a priest made a call.Poor laborers were lured to the automaker’s cattle ranch in the Amazon and promised a better life. Brazilian prosecutors say many were enslaved.

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web_rant
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It's always amusing when the Post reports on the horrific labor abuse in the past while their oligarch owner actively pursues them now just to concentrate more capital for himself. bsky.app/profile/wash...

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Volkswagen lured hundreds of seasonal and informal workers to the Amazon in the 1970s and 80s, with the promise of a better life. But once there, the workers said, they were trapped — geographically isolated, ensnared by debt, sickened by malaria and forced to toil under threat of violence.

wapo.stVolkswagen kept a dark secret in the Amazon. Then a priest made a call.Poor laborers were lured to the automaker’s cattle ranch in the Amazon and promised a better life. Brazilian prosecutors say many were enslaved.
Gary McGath
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Volkswagen Brazil claims to "categorically refute" the reports. To refute is to prove false. If it has a categorical refutation of these very serious charges, could it kindly tell us what it is?