Summary

Brazilian labor authorities have accused Chinese EV producer BYD and its contractor, Jinjiang Group, of human trafficking and “slavery-like conditions” for 163 Chinese workers at a factory construction site in Bahia.

Workers reportedly faced degrading living conditions and excessive hours.

BYD and Jinjiang have agreed to house workers in hotels until contracts are resolved.

The case has sparked scrutiny in both Brazil and China, with potential impacts on China-Brazil relations and BYD’s global expansion.

BYD denies wrongdoing, blaming misunderstandings and “foreign forces” for tarnishing its image.

  • Shadow
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    520 hours ago

    BYD thought they could get away with the same stuff in Brazil that they do in China.

  • @Mr_Dr_Oink
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    32 days ago

    You would think if they are building cars that they would want to avoid traffic.

    • @TheDemonBuer
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      192 days ago

      BYD is a multinational, multi billion dollar, for-profit, publicly traded corporation. If they’re Marxist-Leninist, then I guess so is Apple and Tesla.

    • xep
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      122 days ago

      It’s terminology that the CCP prefers, I imagine they use the same word everywhere.