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https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
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  • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
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    2 days ago

    I can assure you despite the mainstream media reporting this story is definitely like 99% true.

    First a key point to understand. BYD is not building the factory on its own, the project was outsourced to a Chinese contractor Jinjiang. The key here is BYD and Chinese defense want to argue on BYD's behalf, but under Brazilian law both parties are responsible, not just the contractor, i.e yes BYD is responsible(negligent) for allowing their contractor to break Brazilian labour law.

    This must be understood because it is only an attack on BYD if you completely ignore Brazilian law, that sounds like absolute condescension from the BYD defense side. Maybe make sure your contractors are not breaking the law is common sense. I should note Brazil got a structural problem with migrant labour and attempts to circunvent local labour law by giving double standards. In this story only the Chinese workers are mistreated exactly as a cost-cutting strategy.

    Second this is the original Brazilian media investigative reporting. Denúncia: operários chineses estariam sofrendo agressões em fábrica da BYD na Bahia This was at first an allegation of physical abuse by independent journalists. this prompted the Brazilian authorities to launch the investigation.

    This was the first opportunity for Jingjiang/BYD to take notice and respond.

    The report sought the company regarding the allegations. In a statement, BYD said that it has been operating in Brazil for 10 years “strictly complying with local laws”. The automaker also said that “the works at the factory in Camaçari, Bahia, meet all legal standards, including the installation license obtained in 2024 and approved by the state government”, in addition to highlighting that it made an investment of R$5.5 billion, with the potential to generate “more than 20 thousand jobs”.

    I have to note here that BYD can go fuck themselves with this phrasing, it is absolutely horrible to see this same attitude which usualy comes from westerners "yes let me remind you we put a lot of money into it" as if we're animals begging for scraps at a table. More importantly it shows they're not cooperative as you can see, in many instances they did not even address the allegations provided.

    Also BTW as a reminder 10 years should be put into context that Dilma suffered the coup in 2016. Basicaly 6 out of those 10 years were under the extreme right wing Temer/Bolsonaro governments that severely destroyed our labour rights, specialy the outsourcing reform etc. In that regard the Lula government did absolutely nothing to improve the situation btw.

    This is not a bragging moment is what I mean. Jesus leave it for the Chinese to brag about working under a right wing government lol, anyway.

    In the note , BYD also informs that JinJiang Construction Group is the construction company responsible for the works. And, because it is a very specific type of building, “it operates in several countries where BYD expands operations”. BYD, however, did not respond specifically to the allegations of violence.

    On November 11 of this year, the Federal Police and the MPT were at the construction site to inspect working conditions, but they did not go to the accommodations or tour the entire assembly area of ​​the factory, according to sources heard by the report.

    When contacted, the MPT confirmed the inspection of the factory. According to the agency, an investigation is underway to determine information about the “health and safety at work” of the workers. The visit was attended by a prosecutor, an expert and civil servants, in addition to the Federal Police escort.

    “There is an ongoing investigation. The report is not ready yet and must be attached to it. Complaints help us begin the investigation. In this case, there is an investigation that will have to reach a conclusion,” the agency responded, via press office.

    When asked about the MPT inspection, BYD said that the inspection “indicated the need for specific adjustments in the operation”. And that the nonconformities had already been identified, with demands that JinJiang “act urgently to correct them”. The company did not specify what these corrections would be.

    So at first they deny and deflect with a condescending tone and then finaly actualy despite the BS, the capitalist screeching they actualy admitted they were at fault and asked their contractor to fix it.

    Except they didn't and then you saw the shameless abhorrent attempt to intimidate the workers with that recent PR video.

    Later more evidence came out including reports of injuries at the working site. This should not be taken lightly, the local Union is involved too, though even if you give them minimum legitimacy, it means there are witnesses and this is not fake news or whatever US plotting.

    BYD confirmed the accidents took place and they were treated on site. I personaly don't think this is appropriate, certainly not an amputation shouldn't be taken lightly as a mere simple working accident. There is no defense for this kind of coincidence only the fact many others may have happened that we don't know about.

    Two accidents involving Chinese workers working at the Build Your Dreams (BYD) construction site in Camaçari , in the Salvador Metropolitan Region (RMS), were reported to the Bahia Labor Prosecutor's Office (MPT-BA) this Tuesday (3). One of the foreigners had a finger amputated and the other suffered a broken leg.

    The situation was reported by the Union of Civil Construction, Assembly and Industrial Maintenance Workers of Camaçari and Region (Sindticcc), which is monitoring the situation and visited the workers at Santa Helena Hospital, in the city, where they are hospitalized.

    In a statement, the entity reported that the accidents occurred on consecutive days, last Sunday (1st) and Monday (2), but the circumstances were not detailed.

    BYD/Jiang admitted the workers were treated on-site. I'm sure you're aware this is wholy inadequate to put it mildly when these are not special conditions e.g a oil rig in the ocean or some base in antartica. Its a city in Brazil with adequate public and private health options.

    Then finaly as is ample photos and available video evidence. They had absolutely appaling hygiene standards, workers were eating from buckets, the kitchen looks like an open market with absolutely no health inspection standards i.e this is already illegal by Anvisa standards to prepare food in such places.. Also in the same video you can see their beds are of low quality, some lack even a mattress which is something even poor families in the favelas have access to. Its inexcusable.