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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
“Over the past decade, cattle farming in this region has grown rapidly and it now has 43% of the country’s livestock population, and is increasingly becoming the crucible of Paraguay’s growing export industry, selling soybeans, meat and leather to the rest of the world. But as Paraguay’s export market develops and the country becomes a bigger player in the international market, the darker side of the Chaco region is coming into focus, with reports of illegal deforestation and slave labour among the indigenous population.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/18/forced-labour-in-paraguay-the-darkness-at-the-bottom-of-the-global-supply-chainForced labour in Paraguay: the darkness at the bottom of the global supply chainExperts believe that action is urgently needed to expose horrifying labour conditions across Paraguay’s Chaco region