another industry that can’t seem to survive without unpaid externalities
I call BS on that.
Look at what the guy is saying:
the boss, Edmilson da Silva Montes, has turned up. He is angry he has been caught.
“[…] The costs of producing this wax are more than what I receive.”
Gislene hands him a fine of $30,000 (£23,700) […]
Edmilson is adamant he is doing his best, despite this being the third time he has been caught.
If the industry truly couldn’t survive without slave labor, then the owner wouldn’t keep doing it… after getting fined 2 times already!
What’s more likely, is the industry being highly profitable, to the point that a $30K fine is just the cost of doing business. Just another greedy b* wanting to make as much as he can squeeze out.