"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity. The MPT added that the situation also constitutes "forced labour", as many workers had their wages withheld and faced excessive costs for terminating their contracts. BYD said affected workers had been moved to hotels.

Brazilian authorities say they have rescued more than 160 laborers working in "slavery-like" conditions at a construction site for a factory of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD in northeastern Brazil.

More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from "slave-like conditions" in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory for Chinese giant BYD, officials said Tuesday.

Construction at BYD’s new EV plant in Brazil was suddenly halted Monday after authorities found Chinese workers in “slavery-like”

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to "slavery". RIO DE JANEIRO More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia,

More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from “slave-like conditions” in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory

BYD (BYDDF) has cut ties with a construction firm Jinjiang Construction Brazil after Brazilian authorities stopped construction of a new

Officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation.

A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors said it rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in "slavery-like" conditions at a construction site in northeastern Brazil, where Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is building a factory.

Brazilian authorities have rescued 163 workers from conditions similar to “slavery” at a construction site for a factory of Chinese electric vehicle company Build Your Dreams (BYD) in Camacari, Bahia.

Construction on a new electric vehicle (EV) factory for Chinese giant BYD has been abruptly shut down in Brazil after authorities uncovered “slave-like” conditions for over 160 workers.