There is a lot of uncertainty over the term 'slavery', which generally conjures up images of forced labour and people in chains, but the Brazilian government has a long list of potential infringements that are classed as such — starting from a lack of disposable cups.
Two newcomers to Brazil's sugar-cane fields have been accused of promoting slave conditions, resulting in one company being blacklisted and both being raked through the coals of the international media.
