BYD said in a statement that it prioritises worker rights, and that the company and its vendors — including contractors and labour providers — strictly comply with requirements. The carmaker is committed to making sure its activities in Hungary are done so "responsibly, transparently, and in alignment with our global principles", it said.
(April 15): A worker-rights group said it found evidence of labour violations at BYD Co’s new plant in Hungary, where the Chinese electric-vehicle maker plans to start mass-producing cars this quarter.
China Labor Watch, a New York-based non-profit organisation, said its investigation discovered practices amounting to debt bondage, illegal visa use and gruelling working hours affecting some Chinese migrant workers hired by subcontractors and recruiters, according to a report published on the organisation’s website on Tuesday.
