Exclusive-BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas-inspector
By Fabio Teixeira and Luciana Magalhaes -Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labor inspector told Reuters on Tuesday,
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Exclusive: BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas, inspector says
Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labor inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labor laws for the workers remaining in the country.
BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas
A total of 163 of those workers, hired by BYD contractor Jinjiang, were found last month to be working in what Brazilian authorities said were slavery-like conditions