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Brazilian prosecutors sue China's BYD over allegations of slave-like labor conditions


Brazilian prosecutors say they are suing Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD and two of its contractors.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian prosecutors said Tuesday they are suing Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD and two of its contractors over allegations of using workers in slave-like labor conditions and engaging in international human trafficking. The lawsuit stems from an investigation that led to the rescue last year of 220 Chinese workers from the construction site of BYD’s new factory in the city of Camaçari. Some workers slept on beds without mattresses and had their personal belongings alongside with their food,” the prosecutors’ office said.

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