Pretty weird for me in America too. A lot of people criticized Richard Stallman's "rider" [1] for the same reason, but at least there I can understand you're h

Pretty weird for me in America too. A lot of people criticized Richard Stallman's "rider" [1] for the same reason, but at least there I can understand you're hiring someone you don't know personally for one engagement where you also have to get them room and board. Employer-employee is much simpler.