The article addresses the repercussions of contemporary slave labour in the reality of the Federal District, with the aim of analyzing its incidence and ways of coping. This is qualitative research, based on a bibliographic and documentary review, using secondary sources accessed in databases and websites of government agencies. It is considered that the super-exploitation of the workforce is fundamental to the reproduction of capitalist interests by naturalizing degrading forms of labour, lower wages and exhausting working hours. This reality exposes the limits and impasses of actions to prevent and combat slave labour, as in the case of the Federal District. The research identified measures for reintegration into the job market predominantly characterized by encouraging entrepreneurship, which reinforces a neoliberal perspective of individual blame and responsibility.