"Two Chinese Factories Closed Down in Angola for Safety Violations and Mistreatment of Workers" 6 March 2024

Angolan media reported that a Chinese metals processing factory was shuttered for operating without a license and polluting the water. In a separate case, 131 local workers were rescued from a Chinese plastics factory.

The metals processing factory was allegedly not operating according to environmental standards and polluting the water, killing many fish. It was closed down on Tuesday last week.

The workers at a plastics factory in Kikuxi, Luanda, were allegedly being mistreated and kept in unsanitary conditions. They were allegedly always given the same food and prevented from leaving the premises. The police intervened last Thursday after a woman posted a video online calling on authorities to investigate working conditions at the factory.