According to the legal documents viewed on Thursday, Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian prosecutors are sueing two contracted companies for human trafficking and human trafficking and alleged slave labor.The case was found to be 220 Chinese workers in the last December, which was found in “Slavery” conditions at a BYD plant under construction in Camacari in North Eastern State Bahia.Bahia’s Regional Ministry for Works (MPT) said in December that it found “the status of derogatory work” on the site built as BYD’s largest electric car plant outside Asia.The workers said that a bathroom was shared between 31 of them in a case without a mattress.Workers were “signs of skin damage” from long working under the sun.The MPT stated that it also suspected “forcible labor”, with an illegal section in workers’ contracts, the passports seized and the employer stopped as much as 70 percent of his salary. Workers were monitored by armed guards.After the allegations were made public, byd’s Brazilian subsidiary said it has broken its contract with Jinjiang subsidiary responsible for work on the site.Jinjiang denied allegations of slavery.The MPT is now demanding 257 million Reais ($ 45.3 million) for personal payment for each worker with “collective moral disadvantages”. The MPT stated that a civil suit was filed against Beed, Jinjiang and Tonghe intelligent equipment (now Techmont) after refusing to sign the “conduct adjustment agreement” proposed by Brazilian officials.China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said on Thursday that Beijing “gives great importance to the protecting and safety of the workers’ legitimate rights and interests, and the Chinese companies require” to operate in compliance with laws and regulations “. BYD on Thursday did not immediately respond to the AFP request for comments.
