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> It is not just like slavery, it _is_ slavery. They have the ability to leave though, slaves don't. So while reprehensible, it's not slavery. Wage theft is p
by ars 8y ago
> It is not just like slavery, it _is_ slavery.
They have the ability to leave though, slaves don't. So while reprehensible, it's not slavery.
Wage theft is probably the best term I know of for this.
- brewdad 8y agoFor most, leaving means going to prison.
- munk-a 8y agoWhere, actually, they'd probably have a more sane work arrangement, there are actually regulations around the safety of prison labourers... though again they don't get paid because private prisons gotta make sure they get lots of return customers.
- BonesJustice 8y agoMany of the “clients” at these rehab facilities were ordered there by a judge, so while they could technically refuse, the alternative is prison (likely involving more slave labor).