Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a new electric vehicle plant for Chinese company BYD after 163 workers were found living and working in “slavery”-like conditions. The halt was ordered by the Labor Prosecutor’s Office, which rescued the workers from the northeast state of Bahia on Monday.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-24/brazil-halts-byd-site-after-workers-found-in-slave-conditions