Slavery - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:06:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Slavery - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 Brazil shuts BYD factory site over ‘slavery’ conditions https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/brazil-shuts-byd-factory-site-over-slavery-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazil-shuts-byd-factory-site-over-slavery-conditions Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:06:00 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=46942 Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a … Read More

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]]> Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”.

More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a statement from the Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT).

They were allegedly put in a “degrading” environment and had their passports and salaries withheld by a building company.

BYD said in a statement that it had cut ties with the firm involved and remained committed to a “full compliance with Brazilian legislation”.

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