cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/9744728

• A second worker died on June 18 at the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory in Szeged, Hungary.
• The death comes after BYD has denied previous allegations of labor abuses at the site.
• Full production at the site is expected in the third quarter of 2026.

A second worker has died at the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory in Szeged, Hungary.

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The fatality — which follows a death at the site in February — comes after BYD executive vice president Stella Li earlier this month denied allegations of labor abuse at the site.

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The Shenzhen-based BYD did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the latest fatality.

This worker died on June 18 after resuscitation attempts by paramedics failed, Hungary's National Ambulance Service told CNBC on Monday, adding that several emergency units, including a rescue helicopter, had been dispatched to the scene of the incident.

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AIM Construction Hungary Ltd. — a subsidiary of the construction company linked to a 2024 labor scandal at BYD's EV factory in Brazil — was fined 34,500,000 forints ($110,350) over occupational security issues, the Csongrád-Csanád County Government Office said in response to CNBC's request for comment on the second worker death.

AIM Construction was also warned over a suite of other violations, including late employee registration, violations of working time framework regulations, and "formal defects" in employment contracts, the county government office added.

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