# China Labor Watch received a complaint last fall from one of the thousands of migrant workers brought to Hungary from China.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-08 · CBC.ca*

## Key points

- China Labor Watch alleges forced labour practices at BYD's new Hungarian plant supplying Europe.
- Workers reported seven-day workweeks, 12-14 hour shifts, and withheld wages at the BYD site.
- BYD uses complex subcontracting to obscure legal responsibility for labour violations, CLW reports.
- Canada detained shipments of Chinese automotive parts in 2023 over forced labour concerns.
- Canada's forced labour import law requires case-by-case proof, unlike the U.S. blanket ban.

**Companies:** BYD
**Countries:** Canada, China, Hungary, United States

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