Chinese Workers Saved From ‘Slave-Like Conditions’ at BYD Site in Brazil

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More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from “slave-like conditions” in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory for Chinese giant BYD, officials said Tuesday.

BYD’s Brazilian subsidiary said in a statement late Monday it has “broken with immediate effect” its contract with the company responsible for the work on the site, Jinjiang Construction Brazil Ltd.

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