Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labor inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labor laws for the workers remaining in the country.

Authorities rescued 163 workers living in inhumane conditions, prompting BYD to sever ties with its construction partner.

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.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD COMPANY (01211.HK), as stated by Brazilian labor inspector Liane Durao, brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil with irregular visas for factory construction,

More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia ... passports and salaries withheld by a building company. BYD said in a statement that it had cut ties with ...

Chinese EV maker BYD Co Ltd reportedly brought hundreds of Chinese workers with irregular visas to work at its upcoming factory in Brazil.

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.

China always requires companies to comply with local laws, FM says after BYD reportedly brings Chinese workers to build factory in Brazil As the November sales of cars in the domestic market were released on Monday, several Chinese car companies ...

The workers, employed by BYD contractor Jinjiang Open ... A Jinjiang representative told AFP on Friday that the company would hold a press conference in Brazil.

Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labour inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labour laws for the workers remaining in the country.

BYD has been building the factory in Bahia to produce 150,000 cars initially as part of plans to start production in Brazil, the Chinese EV company’s largest overseas market, in early 2025.

Electric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation revealed that 163 of these workers were subjected to slavery-like conditions.