Summary

Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers allegedly living in “slavery-like conditions” at a BYD electric vehicle factory construction site in Camacari.

Prosecutors suspect human trafficking under contractor Jinjiang Group, citing poor living conditions such as mattress-less beds and inadequate cooking facilities.

BYD terminated its contract with the contractor but dismissed the allegations as a smear campaign against Chinese brands.

The workers have been moved to hotels, but their current whereabouts remain unclear as investigations continue. BYD’s factory is set to begin production next year.

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    13 days ago

    The Western car brands do this too, but instead of making things cheap they keep the price for ICE cars for even more profit.

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          13 days ago

          In the supply chain. OEM parts are not made by the car brands.

          For example, Ford doesn’t make headlights. They buy them from a headlight company. If the headlights were made by kids, do you blame Ford or the headlight company?

          • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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            11 days ago

            Yeah. About time they were held accountable for due diligence on their supply chain. ‘i didn’t know’ wouldn’t fly as a defence for an individual, why should it for a corporation? Convenient deniability of accountability.

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              10 days ago

              You know the conditions for workers who made every item you bought?