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More than 160 Chinese nationals were found living in ‘degrading’ conditions and working excessive hours

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Brazilian authorities have halted construction of a factory for the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD, after they found more than 160 Chinese nationals living in “slavery-like” conditions.

The workers, based in a construction site in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia, were found to be labouring for excessive hours – sometimes for seven days straight – and living in “degrading” accommodation.

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by theguardian.com

UK must be less dependent on China for critical minerals, says thinktank

Exclusive: Labour Together urges government to ‘de-risk’ supply chains by working with other countries

The UK must become less dependent on China for critical minerals, an influential thinktank has concluded before a government strategy decision in the spring.

In a report on rare earth minerals, which are essential components for hi-tech products from mobile phones to missiles, Labour Together said ministers should “de-risk” supply chains and reduce reliance on China by building partnerships with other countries.

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