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>However, by the author's own admission, the people here could get up and walk away at any time, and that they are staying merely because of a sense of duty tie
by jolux 11y ago
>However, by the author's own admission, the people here could get up and walk away at any time, and that they are staying merely because of a sense of duty tied to a legal fiction.
Where the hell does it say they could just get up and walk away? Do you seriously think that the people in this situation wouldn't have done so if it were possible?
- scoofy 11y ago"This debt bondage is illegal, but illiterate workers don’t know this, and the bosses are keen to play on their sense of obligation, not alert them to the scam that’s sucking them under."
- jolux 11y agoJust because it's illegal doesn't mean they wouldn't be restricted from leaving. Clearly the rule of law is not strong in these areas or this wouldn't be happening in the first place!