Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle automaker BYD.
Summary
Brazilian authorities discovered 163 Chinese workers allegedly living in “slavery-like conditions” at a BYD electric vehicle factory construction site in Camacari.
Prosecutors suspect human trafficking under contractor Jinjiang Group, citing poor living conditions such as mattress-less beds and inadequate cooking facilities.
BYD terminated its contract with the contractor but dismissed the allegations as a smear campaign against Chinese brands.
The workers have been moved to hotels, but their current whereabouts remain unclear as investigations continue. BYD’s factory is set to begin production next year.
Not shocking. Many of these sketchy Chinese companies offer promises of profits abroad, then abuse the workers and drop them somewhere where they have no support system to rely on.
ProPublica did a great series on this earlier this year on the American marijuana industry
if they are in slavery like conditions, just call them slaves.
Brazilian law calls it slavery like conditions because the institution of slavery doesn't exist, or at least shouldn't
Unusual obligatory non-paid working contracts. Good enough?
News outlets are careful with language because of libel laws. That’s why we have “accused murderer” or “suspected gunman” even when we have footage of the crime
"Slavery-like" is not slavery.
That said, those people were in slavery. It's just that the company is being persecuted for 2 other related crimes (slavery-like conditions and human traffic).
I mean, they are undercutting everyone on price on their cars. How else are they going to reach those prices without exploiting their workers.
no surprise that a Chinese manufacturer are using slave labor to make their products. a good chinamen is a good slave, that's what society has taught me since they just lie down and accept this kind of treatment. that's what the CCP teaches. those people are fucked for all time as long as the CCP remains in power.