In June 2025, the Chinese electric car company BYD was fined and prosecuted by the Ministry of Labor for subjecting 163 Chinese workers to conditions analogous to slavery in the municipality of Camaçari (BA). In just three days, the company got off the "dirty list" of slave labor after announcing the termination of its contract with Jinjiang Group, a subcontractor that was working on the construction of its industrial unit. BYD then reached an a…
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In June 2025, the Chinese electric car company BYD was fined and prosecuted by the Ministry of Labor for subjecting 163 Chinese workers to conditions analogous to slavery in the municipality of Camaçari (BA). In just three days, the company got off the "dirty list" of slave labor after announcing the termination of its contract with Jinjiang Group, a subcontractor that was working on the construction of its industrial unit. BYD then reached an a…