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Atibaia Statement
Brazil is the world’s leading
chicken exporter and it is the
second largest producer. This
sector employs more than 600
thousand people, of which 150
thousand suffer from Repetitive
Stress Injuries (RSIs)
caused by the inhumane work
pace. The appalling working
conditions result in a high rate
of personnel rotation, either
because workers cannot endure
the work pace or because they
are not willing to stand it.
These conditions of extreme
exploitation have enabled the
huge increase in production at a
low cost, and the spectacular
growth of the Brazilian poultry
industry.
We, the workers of the entire
poultry industry of Brazil,
gathered here in Atibaia, Sao
Paulo, declare:
1) That
this system of labor, which is
being imposed on us by the
companies, is totally
unsustainable because of its
inhumane nature, whose
consequences for the health of
workers are so severe and
widespread that they have
reached epidemic proportions.
2) In
view of the fact that the
numerous reports made by our
organizations and the many
actions carried out by them over
the past several years have
failed to bring about any
changes, we have resolved to
support the International
Awareness-Raising and
Denunciation Campaign conducted
by the CONTAC and the
IUF, the goal of which is to
radically change this situation
towards achieving a system of
production that takes the human
factor into account.
3) We
demand that the national
government assume its
responsibility in this matter
and that it commit itself to
participate in the urgent search
for a satisfactory solution for
the workers.
Atibaia, June 18, 2008
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