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Brazil sues China’s BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions on build site – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

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Brazil sues China's BYD over 'slavery' conditions on build site
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday.The case concerns 220 Chinese workers found last December in conditions “analogous to slavery” at a BYD plant under construction in Camacari, in the northeastern state of Bahia.Bahia’s regional ministry for works (MPT) said in December it had found “degrading working conditions” at the site being built as BYD’s largest electric car plant outside of Asia.Workers slept without mattresses and in one case had to share a bathroom between 31 of them, it said.Laborers had “visible signs of skin damage” from working long hours under the sun.The MPT said it also suspected “forced labor,” with illegal clauses in workers’ contracts, passports confiscated and the employer withholding as much as 70 percent of their salary. Workers were monitored by armed guards.After the allegations were made public, BYD’s Brazilian subsidiary said it had broken its contract with the Jinjiang subsidiary responsible for work on the site.Jinjiang denied the slavery allegation.The MPT is now seeking 257 million reais ($45.3 million) for “collective moral damages,” as well as individual payments for each worker. The civil suit against BYD, Jinjiang and Tonghe Intelligent Equipment (now Tecmonta) was filed after the companies refused to sign a “conduct adjustment agreement” proposed by Brazilian authorities, the MPT said.China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Thursday that Beijing “places great importance on protecting and safeguarding workers’ legitimate rights and interests,” and requires Chinese companies to “operate in compliance with laws and regulations.” BYD did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment Thursday.





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