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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 13:50 UTC

Tag: cellphone tower

  • Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

    Telefonica Brazil and three sub contractors responsible of engaging slave labor

    A panel of labor judges ruled that Telefonica, (Vivo in Brazil), was guilty after workers toiled in slavery-like conditions during the building of a cellphone tower in 2014.

    Leading mobile company Telefonica Brasil and three firms in its supply chain have been found guilty of engaging in slave labor, authorities said this week. A panel of labor judges in Espirito Santo state ruled that Telefonica, publicly traded as Vivo in Brazil, was guilty after workers toiled in slavery-like conditions during the building of a cellphone tower in 2014.