{"id":76975,"date":"2026-05-19T06:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/76975\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:25:10","slug":"chinese-companies-in-hungary-scramble-to-adjust-to-post-orban-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/76975\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese companies in Hungary scramble to adjust to post-Orban era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Electric vehicle giant BYD has ordered contractors building its Hungarian factory to sign pledges to comply with the country\u2019s labour laws \u2013 part of a broader scramble by many Chinese companies as a new government in Budapest vows to crack down on illegal practices by foreign firms.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">BYD\u2019s Compliance Declaration on Overseas Employment requires contractors to commit to following Hungarian laws on payment of wages, working hours, visas, medical insurance and labour management.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It was sent to its contractors in Hungary roughly three weeks ago, a source said, who added that BYD had also introduced advance-approval requirements for business visa holders on site to make sure no one was working illegally.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The new Hungarian government, sworn in last week, vowed to adopt a stricter approach to foreign investment than that of former prime minister Viktor Orban, in which foreign companies were widely seen as operating with fewer constraints.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe will build a Hungary where investors, every investor, respects our laws, our environment, our workers, and the safety of our local communities,\u201d Prime Minister Peter Magyar told the Hungarian parliament on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>During a news conference after his <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3349821\/orban-concedes-defeat-hungarian-voters-deliver-sweeping-rebuke-16-year-rule?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">landslide victory in elections on April 12<\/a>, Magyar called on Chinese companies in Hungary, including BYD and battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), to follow Hungarian environmental and labour regulations.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Two Chinese executives in Hungary said many Chinese companies had been working to ensure compliance in recent weeks, though some were still waiting to see whether the informal approaches that worked under the previous government would hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Electric vehicle giant BYD has ordered contractors building its Hungarian factory to sign pledges to comply with 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