The Anamatra Human Rights Award announced the finalists for this year’s edition and RECORD is the only broadcaster to qualify in the “Press – Television” category, with three reports produced by the channel.
With the theme “Human Rights in the World of Work”, the initiative chose, from a total of 54 articles submitted on TV, “Vini Jr.: Racism in football”produced by Roberto Cabrini; “Children of the Acai”by Mariana da Cunha Soares and Romeu Piccoli; and “Family slaves”by Giselle Barbieri.
The Anamatra Award also includes the categories “Citizen”, “Press” (with newspaper, magazine or internet; radio, TV and photography) and “Gender, Race and Diversity”, and received 161 entries.
Considered one of the most important in the country, the award was created by the National Association of Labor Magistrates (Anamatra), according to the institution, to “value concrete actions to promote and defend human rights in labor relations, related to education for the full exercise of social rights; the fight against all forms of discrimination in the labor market; the inclusion of the disabled; the fight against child, slave and degrading labor; the defense of the work environment and the defense and promotion of decent work”.
The winners of the 11th edition of the Award will be announced on the Anamatra website by September 17. The award ceremony will take place on December 4 in Brasília (DF).
Find out more about the finalist reports, all available on PlayPlus.
Vini Jr.: Racism in football
A constant target of insults throughout his career, the Real Madrid player was the victim of racism during a match against Valencia in the Spanish Championship in 2023. The episode gained international proportions, not only because of the player’s importance, but also because of Real Madrid’s size, and put Spanish football at the center of a discussion about racism in sport. Roberto Cabrini traveled to the country to closely monitor the repercussions of the case. To understand the roots of racism in Spanish football, the journalist attended a match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, spoke with fans, journalists and the controversial president of the League, Javier Tebas. Cabrini was also welcomed by Brazilian Marcos Sena, a former player for the Spanish national team, who reveals, in this exclusive interview, the tentacles of racism in Spain.
Children of the Acai
A sensitive look at the drama of children and teenagers who dedicate themselves to one of the most dangerous activities in Brazil: harvesting açaí. The production shows that, behind the fruit from the Amazon region, consumed throughout the country, including abroad, there is a difficult and little-known reality, which includes the exploitation of child labor.
Family Slaves
The report tells the story of four women who spent decades tied to invisible chains. All of them were raised as if they were “family”. Luzia, Leda, Madalena and Gildete are rebuilding their lives after freeing themselves from the bonds of slavery.
Most of them were taken from their homes as children and given to families in exchange for food, shelter and the promise of a better life, but they were deceived. For decades, they endured exhausting workdays, without the right to pay, vacations and were prevented from socializing. The program also interviewed the most qualified experts and scholars on contemporary domestic slave labor.
