The workers were hired in China by another firm, and BYD has since cut ties.
According to a statement from the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT), 163 workers at the construction site of BYD’s new EV plant in Salvador, Brazil, were “being held in conditions analogous to slavery.”
Construction on the site was halted on Monday after the findings.
they had one bathroom for every 31 workers, forcing them to wake up at 4 am to get in line to be ready for work at 5:30 am. They slept without mattresses on the bed, and the kitchens operated in “alarming conditions.”
If a worker quit after six months, they would leave the country without any pay after factoring in the cost of a round-trip airplane ticket.
In case you have forgotten Apple’s continuing worker experience: