BYD Brazil site rocked by human trafficking allegations: what we know
Shocking news emerged recently as labour officials in Brazil revealed that employees from China working at a construction site linked to BYD Electric Vehicle company are believed to be victims of human trafficking activities.
What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?
China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building for electric vehicle maker BYD were victims of human trafficking working in "slavery-like conditions".
Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle automaker BYD.
BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ at a Brazil factory
BYD has been building the factory with an annual capacity of producing 150,000 cars initially in Brazil, the Chinese EV giant's largest overseas market, as part of plans to start production there.
What happens next to workers in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD's site in Brazil?
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Brazil Halts BYD Visas Amid Human Trafficking Allegations
Brazil has suspended temporary work visas for BYD following allegations of human trafficking at its construction site in Bahia. Labor authorities revealed 163 workers from China were brought under 'slavery-like' conditions by contractor Jinjiang Group.
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking
RIO DE JANEIRO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD's biggest overseas market.
China’s BYD Accused Of Human Trafficking
According to Reuters, .”Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazili
What is Jinjiang, car-maker BYD's contractor accused of trafficking, creating ‘slavery-liked’ conditions in Brazil?
Jinjiang Group has denied the allegations of "slavery-like conditions" for workers at BYD in Brazil and has not commented on the trafficking claims.
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