Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over ‘slave-like’ conditions

Some workers slept on beds without mattresses and one toilet was shared by 31 people, it said in a statement.

Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions “analogous to slavery” at a factory construction site in the country.

The Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) in the state of Bahia says 220 Chinese workers were rescued after it began an investigation in response to an anonymous complaint.

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