Archive · 29 May 2025

Brazil Sues China's BYD Over Alleged Slave Labor Conditions

Brazil Sues China's BYD Over Alleged Slave Labor Conditions

Imagine a big company, BYD, building a car factory in Brazil.

Some workers from China were working there, but they were living and working in terrible conditions.

They didn't have proper beds, shared bathrooms, and were working long hours in the sun, which hurt their skin.

Some people think the workers were being treated like slaves because they had to work long hours for less pay.

The Brazilian government is now suing BYD and other companies for how they treated the workers.

BYD said they are looking into the situation.

The government wants money to pay the workers for the bad conditions they faced.

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