Summary
- 163 workers said to have been victims of abusive contracts in 2024 scandal
- Addition to list bars BYD from gaining certain loans from Brazilian banks
- Addition to list will not affect operation of its Brazilian auto plant
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil has put China’s BYD on a registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions similar to slavery, after a 2024 scandal in which Chinese workers were said to have been victims of human trafficking and abusive contracts.
The list, published by Brazil’s Labor Ministry, carries further reputational risk for the automaker in its biggest market after China. Continue reading “Brazil puts China’s BYD on list of shame for workers’ past slavery-like conditions”