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

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in "slavery-like conditions" at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil's Bahia state, the local labor prosecutor's office said during a news conference on Monday. According to the authorities, the workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly.

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Workers found in slavery-like conditions at BYD construction site in Brazil

About 163 workers were found in slavery-like conditions at a construction site for carmaker BYD in Brazil's Bahia state, labor authorities said during a press conference on Monday. According to authorities, the workers were laboring for long hours, in excess of what is allowed by Brazilian law, and were being kept in degrading conditions in their accommodations, among other labor violations. BYD did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

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