The Chinese automaker is known for using cheap labor to reduce the price of its EVs, with Brazil becoming its largest overseas market.

Brazilian authorities say they have rescued more than 160 laborers working in "slavery-like" conditions at a construction site for a factory of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD in northeastern Brazil.

More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from "slave-like conditions" in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory for Chinese giant BYD, officials said Tuesday.

Construction at BYD’s new EV plant in Brazil was suddenly halted Monday after authorities found Chinese workers in “slavery-like”

BYD, one of the world’s leading EV manufacturers, surpassed Elon Musk’s Tesla in EV sales during the final quarter of 2023. Brazil, BYD’s largest overseas market, has been central to the company’s global expansion efforts.

More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from “slave-like conditions” in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory

BYD (BYDDF) has cut ties with a construction firm Jinjiang Construction Brazil after Brazilian authorities stopped construction of a new

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

Brazilian authorities have rescued 163 workers from conditions similar to “slavery” at a construction site for a factory of Chinese electric vehicle company Build Your Dreams (BYD) in Camacari, Bahia.

Construction on a new electric vehicle (EV) factory for Chinese giant BYD has been abruptly shut down in Brazil after authorities uncovered “slave-like” conditions for over 160 workers.

Today 15:40 Authorities rescued more than 160 Chinese workers from "slave-like conditions" while working at a BYD electric car factory in Brazil, prompting the company to sever ties with the contractor responsible for the workers' treatment.