The Brazil investigator will sign an abused contract on Friday, who has signed a contract to build a factory in Brazil as a slave, in Friday He said he had applied pressure.
Brazilian government The issue has been suspended After rescuing local authorities under the conditions of “similar to slavery” at a factory under Kamakari City, a BYD work visa in December.
BYD, a giant of an electric car with a deep connection with the Chinese Communist Party, took over Brazil from the Ford Motor Company. Ford stopped operations in Brazil in 2021 and sold the location of the factory to local governments in 2023. construction New factory.
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The factory should have started producing electric vehicles (EVs) in March 2025. BYD sells most cars in China, but Brazil is currently the largest export market. The factory was advertised as a symbolic victory against American automakers and a sign of increasing China's influence in Latin America.
Instead, the Ministry of Labor in Brazil heard rumors of abuse and attacked the factory in late December to discover the tragic conditions for workers. Inspectors have discovered that 31 workers are packed in small houses with only bathrooms.
Friday, Brazil Investigator release The document that demonstrates Jinjiang's work contract violates both Brazil and Chinese labor laws.
In addition to confiscating passports from employees, Jinjiang has been able to extend the work contract for up to six months without needing the agreement of workers. The company has set a heavy fines to workers for trivial crimes, such as the use of strict languages, and refrain from paying a part of the salary to guarantee obedience.
Some workers told the investigator that there was no contract, but other workers have not been given a sign to arrive until they arrive in Brazil.
Brazilian labor inspectors accused BYD and Jinjiang's investigation because they did not provide information on workers' dormitories. Brazilian working at the BYD factory has begun to appeal for poor working conditions, including a shortage of drinking water.
Brazilian officials have doubted other Chinese construction projects, including a $ 1 billion bridge project, fearing that forced labor would be used. Brazilians are also worried that China is not hiring locals but imports a lot of workers to handle projects.
Byd claims that he has not noticed labor abuse in Kamakari plants, but Gingeran has argued for abuse and forced labor.
This controversy is a great deal for the socialist President of Luiz INACIO LULA DA Silva, a former union steel worker, who wanted Chinese factory projects to bring high -tech work to a useful area. I have a headache.
Lula's headache worsened on Wednesday's International Automaker's consortium. Prompted His government to investigate the GREAL WALL MOTORS, a different Chinese brand and another Chinese brand. The Automotive Group is urging Lula to keep the intense tariffs on Chinese cars in order to protect fair competition and prevent harm on the Brazilian automobile market.
