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 ...

Organisations have a mixed outlook on what the transition to electric vehicles, and an influx of Chinese imports and ...

In 2023, Chinese electric carmaker BYD announced a $484 million investment in a new factory to produce its electric vehicles on part of the grounds that once belonged to Ford. How China is driving ...

In late December inspectors rescued 163 Chinese workers from the construction site of a plant owned by the electric car ...

A person close to BYD told Reuters that the Chinese company believes that the visas were issued properly and that all employees came voluntarily to work in Brazil. The factory has become a symbol ...

Chinese Automaker BYD Slams Reports of Poor Conditions at a Factory Site in Brazil BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a ...

BANGKOK--A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed ...

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"Slavery-like" working conditions were 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 ...