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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil


Officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation.

Officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like conditions” at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil’s Bahia state, the local labour prosecutor’s office said during a news conference on Monday. The Chinese EV giant has terminated ties with Jinjiang Construction Brazil Ltd. and pledged to protect the rights of subcontracted workers, the company said in a statement on Monday.

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