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.

More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia ... passports and salaries withheld by a building company. BYD said in a statement that it had cut ties with ...

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BYD, which has denied allegations and blamed foreign forces for a smearing campaign, moved workers to nearby hotels as Brazilian prosecutors continue their probe

RIO DE JANEIRO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -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.

Brazil is the biggest overseas market for BYD. The Chinese EV maker has said ... as the two battled for top spot in the sector. The company has also been expanding its foothold in Brazil, which ...

Brazil is a significant market for BYD, with over 66,000 electric and hybrid vehicles sold in the country this year. However, worker abuse casts a shadow over the company’s operations and raises ...

The workers, employed by BYD contractor Jinjiang Open ... A Jinjiang representative told AFP on Friday that the company would hold a press conference in Brazil.

BYD has been building the factory in Bahia to produce 150,000 cars initially as part of plans to start production in Brazil, the Chinese EV company’s largest overseas market, in early 2025.

An “elimination round” is likely to cull weaker players in a market dominated by EVs and plug-in hybrids. Among the early losers are foreign brands.

"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.

This is the first in a three-part series looking at efforts by Chinese companies to step out of their comfort zone and expand abroad amid mounting domestic competition, and how this has resulted in learning curves,