By Fabio Teixeira and Luciana Magalhaes -Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas ...

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

The workers, employed by BYD contractor Jinjiang Open Engineering ... in a statement issued before the online hearing with ...

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

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction ... and had their passports and salaries withheld by a building company. BYD said in a statement that it had cut ties with the firm involved ...

Brazil is the biggest overseas market for BYD. The Chinese EV maker has said ... as the two battled for top spot in the sector. The company has also been expanding its foothold in Brazil, which ...

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China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building for ...

Brazilian labor authorities have accused Chinese electric vehicle company BYD and its contractor, Jinjiang Group, of human ...

Brazilian labor authorities on Wednesday ... for a BYD-owned factory in Brazil's Bahia state. BYD said then that it had cut ties with the company that hired the workers and was working with ...

CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN BRAZIL A deal could clear BYD and Jinjiang from an investigation ... growing capacity and undertaking a massive hiring spree. The company had nearly 1 million ...

The workers, employed by BYD contractor Jinjiang ... issued before the online hearing with Brazilian authorities — denied the slavery allegation. The company said the accusations "seriously ...