BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions
by Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#6T4ST)
More than 160 Chinese nationals were found living in degrading' conditions and working excessive hours
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD, after they found more than 160 Chinese nationals living in slavery-like" conditions.
The workers, based in a construction site in the north-eastern Brazilian state Bahia, were found to be labouring for excessive hours - sometimes for seven days straight - and living in degrading" accommodation.
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