BRAZIL LABOR PROSECUTORS

Roque Quagliato, once criticized for deforestation, now leads efforts to reform Amazon cattle ranching. Brazil is implementing a program to track cattle in Para using ear tags. This initiative aims to meet international market demands and combat def...

Brazil is taking legal action against Chinese EV maker BYD and two partners over alleged mistreatment of Chinese workers at a factory site. The workers were said to be misled and kept in poor living conditions. BYD says it’s cooperating with the pro...

Brazilian labour prosecutors have filed a public civil action against Chinese carmaker BYD and two contractors for alleged human trafficking and “slavery-like conditions” involving 220 Chinese workers in Bahia. They seek R$257 million in damages and...

Thousands of former forced laborers, rescued from scam operations in Myanmar, are now trapped in overcrowded detention centers without sufficient medical care or food. Despite a multinational rescue effort, many remain in dire conditions waiting for...

Electric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation revealed that 163 of these workers were subjected to slavery-like conditions. BYD has committed to adhering to local...

China's Jinjiang Group faces accusations by Brazil's labor authorities of human trafficking and slavery-like conditions at a BYD factory in Brazil. Jinjiang denies these allegations and claims misunderstandings. BYD initially cut ties with Jinjiang ...

Chinese workers at a BYD factory construction site in Brazil are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labor authorities. BYD and its contractor, Jinjiang Group, will assist and accommodate the workers until a resolution is reached. T...

BYD's spokesperson denies reports of poor conditions and 'slavery-like' work at their construction site in Brazil, claiming the allegations are false and aim to tarnish China's reputation. Brazilian prosecutors had earlier rescued 163 Chinese worker...

Brazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers were hired irregularly in China and worked excessive hours in poor accommodations. They had restrictions on leav...

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Uber on Thursday said it rejected a ruling from a Brazilian labor court ordering the ride-hailing firm to pay 1 billion reais ($205 million) in fines for irregular working relations with the drivers on its app.

Many Brazilian companies have started to explicitly seek out Black and Indigenous workers to diversify their ranks, a step to reverse the deep inequality that has racked the country since the area was first settled centuries ago.