Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a factory owned by Chinese electric car giant BYD, accusing workers of living conditions akin to "slavery."
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More than 160 workers were rescued in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, according to a statement released by Brazil's Ministry of Labor.
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The workers were said to be in "degrading" conditions and had their passports and wages seized by the construction company.
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BYD said in a statement that it had severed cooperative relations with the institutions involved and promised to "fully abide by Brazilian laws."

The factory was originally scheduled to be put into operation in March 2025, becoming BYD's first electric vehicle factory outside Asia.
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The workers were employed by the outsourcing construction company "Jinjiang Construction Brazil" and lived in four facilities in the city of Camaçari.
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According to prosecutors, workers at one of the facilities were forced to sleep on beds without mattresses.

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