The 163 Chinese workers found by Brazil's labor ministry in what it described as "slavery-like conditions" at a factory construction site owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD (002594.SZ), opens new tab have been removed and taken to hotels,

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 B

BYD has been building the factory with an annual capacity of producing 150,000 cars initially in Brazil, the Chinese EV giant's largest overseas market, as part of plans to start production there.

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.

Chinese automaker BYD (BYDDF) slammed reports regarding poor conditions at a Brazilian construction site where it is building a factory, arguing the allegations were aimed at ‘smearing’ China and Chinese brands,

Announcement came days after labour authorities also said they found Chinese workers at factory in Bahia were victims of human trafficking.

Brazilian labor authorities have identified Chinese workers at a BYD construction site in Bahia as victims of human trafficking, alleging "slavery-like conditions." BYD and contractor Jinjiang Group have agreed to house hotel workers and negotiate contract resolutions.