Byd entrepreneurs rejects accusations of slave working conditions

Byd entrepreneurs rejects accusations of slave working conditions

The Jinjiang Group, a contractor of the largest Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, rejected the allegations of Brazilian authorities to treat their employees as "slave -like" on Thursday. The criticism is unsustainable and based on misunderstandings in translations.

accusations of the Brazilian labor authorities

On Wednesday, the Brazilian Working Authority announced that 163 Chinese citizens had worked under "slave -like conditions" on a construction site for a BAHIA operated by BYD. BYD then announced that the company ended the cooperation with the company that employed the workers and cooperated with the authorities.

reaction of the Jinjiang Group

"The unjustified labeling as 'enslaved' violated the feeling of our employees and disregarded their human rights, which seriously damages the honor of the Chinese people. We have signed a common letter to express our true feelings," said Jinjiang on her official Weibo account.

statements by BYD

This statement was shared by Li Yunfei, the managing director for brand formation and public relations at BYD, on his own Weibo account. He accuses "Foreign Forces" and some Chinese media to "deliberately slander Chinese brands and the country and to undermine the relationship between China and Brazil." A representative of BYD referred the request from Reuters to Jinjiang's comments on Lis Weibo contribution. Jinjiang did not respond to a request from Reuters.

diplomatic steps of the Chinese message

On Wednesday, Mao Ning said the spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry that the Chinese embassy in Brazil communicates with Brazilian authorities to clarify the Situation and take suitable measures.

byd’s future plans in Brazil

BYD is currently building an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, which is part of the plans to start production by 2024 or early 2025. Brazil is the largest overseas market of the Chinese e-car giant.

increase in import duties to electric vehicles

for July 2026, Brazil plans to increase tariffs to imported electric vehicles from currently 18 % to 35 %.

misunderstandings and the statement of workers

Jinjiang explained that translation and cultural differences had led to this situation and that the questions of the Brazilian inspectors were "suggestive". In addition, a video was published in which a group of Chinese workers are in front of the camera, while one of them reads a letter that Jinjiang has signed together.

content of the letter

The letter states that 107 workers handed over their passports to the company in the application for a temporary certificate of ID certificate in Brazil. However, the Brazilian labor inspectors claimed that the workers' passports had been withheld from the company.

statements of workers

"We are very happy to be able to work in Camacari," said a non -named Chinese man in the video and added: "We stick to laws and regulations and work hard, hoping that the largest project for new energy vehicles in Brazil can be completed as quickly as possible."