More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia. They were allegedly put in a "degrading" environment and had their passports and salaries withheld by a building company.
"The conditions found in the lodgings revealed an alarming picture of precariousness and degradation," the MPT said. Slavery-like conditions, as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.
BYD said affected workers had been moved to hotels and that it had conducted a "detailed review" of the working and living conditions for subcontracted employees.
The factory was scheduled to be operational by March 2025, set to be BYD's first EV plant outside of Asia, before this significant setback.
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