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Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions "analogous to slavery" at a factory construction site in the country.

BYD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC but has previously said it has "zero tolerance for violations of human rights and labour laws."

Authorities halted construction of the plant late last year after workers were found living in cramped accommodation with "minimum comfort and hygiene conditions", the MPT said.

Some workers slept on beds without mattresses and one toilet was shared by 31 people, it said in a statement.

The MPT also alleged that construction site staff had their passports confiscated and were working under "employment contracts with illegal clauses, exhausting work hours and no weekly rest."

Prosecutors said the workers had up to 70% of their salaries withheld and faced high costs to terminate their contracts.

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/986913

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There's plentiful evidence on the contrary, but Brand seems to have chosen the route of "fuck around, find out".

Manta ray! Rays are majestic, and manta rays are one of the most well known. But did you know that they have a mutalistic relationship with remora? Those fish you see hanging onto it in the pic are them. Remora clean the manta ray in exchange for protection, transport (they have a sucking disk at the top of their heads to attach, and this can leave scars!) and they get to feed on the scraps the mnta ray leaves behind.

Would you accept a permanent spa day at this cost?

Cf. l'album Ma Dalton, où Averell prend goût au savon.

"Both sides." "Hopes and prayers." "I am a victim, too."

This guy sucks.

Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.

The original Nazis were also big-time drug users.

The Supreme Court let Trump end protections for 500,000 migrants, putting nearly 1 million at risk of deportation.

https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious/correlation/5904_cheddar-cheese-consumption_correlates-with_solar-power-generated-in-haiti

Read the full paper above, fascinating and scholarly references