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	<title>Comments on: Brenco&#8217;s Big Uh-Oh: Ethanol Workers&#8217; &#8220;Terrible&#8221; Conditions</title>
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		<title>By: Primer: Brazilian Biofuels &#171; Earth2Tech</title>
		<link>http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/01/brencos-big-uh-oh-ethanol-workers-terrible-conditions/#comment-11153</link>
		<dc:creator>Primer: Brazilian Biofuels &#171; Earth2Tech</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;[...] under construction at a cost of $2.4 billion. While the company suffered some bad PR following accusations of illegal labor practices, the Brazilian Labor Ministry has lifted the operation restrictions and declared Brenco [...]&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Edson Gushiken</title>
		<link>http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/01/brencos-big-uh-oh-ethanol-workers-terrible-conditions/#comment-10481</link>
		<dc:creator>Edson Gushiken</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Labor Ministry lifts restrictions over Brenco’s Operations&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BRENCO – Companhia Brasileira de Energia Renovável hereby informs that, on the date hereof, Ms. Jacqueline Carrijo, the Labor Ministry auditor leading the taskforce that has been investigating the company’s operations, stated that BRENCO “fully complied with all requirements presented by the Labor Ministry”, addressing all issues raised by her last Friday. BRENCO presented to the Labor Ministry the measures it has adopted during the past days for the addition of steel cables for the attachment of security belts to its trucks, the repair of one of its recently built Lodging Center’ bathrooms, as well as the modification of a bus and sanitary facilities of one of its planting sites. 
BRENCO is a Brazilian company created to produce ethanol and power from sugarcane. Its shareholder base includes both Brazilian and foreign investors. BRENCO is a company that abides to the highest standards with regards to corporate governance and to the welfare of its workforce, directly hiring and registering all its employees, including those hired for a pre-established period, pursuant to all applicable Brazilian regulations. BRENCO provides its employees with health insurance and dental plans, life insurance, high-quality meals supplied by a specialized company, individual protection equipment, sunscreen and physical training and exercise.
Sustainability aspects are also considered in BRENCO’s entire production chain. In such sense, it is important to stress that BRENCO’s sugarcane harvests will be 100% mechanized, without burning of sugarcane.
For more information, please contact our press advisor:
CDN – Comunicação Corporativa
Edson Gushiken 55 (11) 3643-2767&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>BRENCO – Companhia Brasileira de Energia Renovável hereby informs that, on the date hereof, Ms. Jacqueline Carrijo, the Labor Ministry auditor leading the taskforce that has been investigating the company’s operations, stated that BRENCO “fully complied with all requirements presented by the Labor Ministry”, addressing all issues raised by her last Friday. BRENCO presented to the Labor Ministry the measures it has adopted during the past days for the addition of steel cables for the attachment of security belts to its trucks, the repair of one of its recently built Lodging Center’ bathrooms, as well as the modification of a bus and sanitary facilities of one of its planting sites.<br />
BRENCO is a Brazilian company created to produce ethanol and power from sugarcane. Its shareholder base includes both Brazilian and foreign investors. BRENCO is a company that abides to the highest standards with regards to corporate governance and to the welfare of its workforce, directly hiring and registering all its employees, including those hired for a pre-established period, pursuant to all applicable Brazilian regulations. BRENCO provides its employees with health insurance and dental plans, life insurance, high-quality meals supplied by a specialized company, individual protection equipment, sunscreen and physical training and exercise.<br />
Sustainability aspects are also considered in BRENCO’s entire production chain. In such sense, it is important to stress that BRENCO’s sugarcane harvests will be 100% mechanized, without burning of sugarcane.<br />
For more information, please contact our press advisor:<br />
CDN – Comunicação Corporativa<br />
Edson Gushiken 55 (11) 3643-2767</p>
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		<title>By: chris at trade2save</title>
		<link>http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/01/brencos-big-uh-oh-ethanol-workers-terrible-conditions/#comment-10015</link>
		<dc:creator>chris at trade2save</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;There should be Fair Trade Ethanol like other Fair Trade products to ensure that workers are treated right.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There should be Fair Trade Ethanol like other Fair Trade products to ensure that workers are treated right.</p>
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