Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labor inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labor laws for the workers remaining in the country.

"Slavery-like" working conditions have been uncovered at the Chinese EV maker's factory site in Brazil, casting a spotlight on the standards maintained by Chinese companies outsourcing workers at foreign locations.

Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD's biggest overseas market.

Authorities rescued 163 workers living in inhumane conditions, prompting BYD to sever ties with its construction partner.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD COMPANY (01211.HK), as stated by Brazilian labor inspector Liane Durao, brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil with irregular visas for factory construction,

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.

Chinese EV maker BYD Co Ltd reportedly brought hundreds of Chinese workers with irregular visas to work at its upcoming factory in Brazil.

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STORY: Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, according to a key labor inspector.They told Reuters that the company has pledged to comply with local labor laws for the workers remaining in the country.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Chinese workers found at a construction site for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil's Bahia state are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday.

Electric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation revealed that 163 of these workers were subjected to slavery-like conditions.

Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labour inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labour laws for the workers remaining in the country.