O atendimento às vítimas do trabalho análogo a escravidão pela Política de Assistência na Paraíba

Abstract

The abolition of slavery in 1888 marked an important advance in the history of Brazil. However, it is alarming to observe that, even in the 21st century, workers continue to be exploited in a similar way to the colonial period. This occurs in a new scenario, where the incessant search for profits in the capitalist system leads many people to degrading and exploitative working conditions, where they are deprived of their basic rights and dignity, being treated as mere tools of production. The increase in cases of workers with violated rights and subjected to situations analogous to slavery is a cause for great concern. This research aims to problematize the policies to combat work analogous to slavery, focusing on the incidence of cases in the communities of Fonseca and Manaíra, in Paraíba. In addition, it investigates how the social assistance policy in Paraíba is dealing with this situation. The objectives of this research are broad. Firstly, it seeks to understand how the victims rescued from slave labor are assisted by the social assistance policy. Secondly, the study aims to analyze the high rates of recidivism in slave labor in quilombola communities, such as Fonseca and Domingos Ferreira, delving into the causes of this phenomenon. The methodology used includes bibliographic research on assistance policies and data on the occurrence of work analogous to slavery. In addition, there was the systematization of the internship experiences carried out at the Secretariat of Human Development and the research project coordinated by Professor Valéria Costa Aldeci, entitled 'The Social Assistance Policy in the fight against work analogous to slavery in Paraíba: mapping and reflections on the performance of social workers in the fight against contemporary slave labor'. To achieve these objectives, visits were made to the Specialized Reference Centers for Social Assistance (CREAS) Regional de Tavares and interactions with the quilombola communities. During this process, it was possible to identify the difficult reality of those who find themselves in this situation, as well as the main issues faced, such as the naturalization of slave labor and the lack of investment in effective public policies, especially considering the particularities of impoverished communities.