Linglong International Europe LLC, Zrenjanin

A tyre factory in Zrenjanin that received 96 hectares of land from the state free of charge, plus €83.5 million in state aid. Around 500 Vietnamese workers on its construction site lived in barracks, with their passports taken from them; Linglong says they were hired by a contractor. In 2025 US Customs banned imports of its tyres, citing evidence of nine indicators of forced labour, which Linglong calls completely incomprehensible. Prosecutors in Zrenjanin are examining a criminal complaint alleging human trafficking.

Affairs

  • Linglong granted permit despite hazardous chemicals: It built parts of the factory without a permit, so an inspector closed part of the construction site, and it did not report hazardous chemicals until 2025.
  • Vietnamese workers at the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin: According to a US Customs order, workers at its factory are subject to indicators of forced labour, including the confiscation of documents