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So a guy lives in what can be best described as a "pit", makes an equivalent of, say, $200/m. Among many contenders wins job in Dubai, moves to a company-provid
by Aspos 4y ago
So a guy lives in what can be best described as a "pit", makes an equivalent of, say, $200/m.
Among many contenders wins job in Dubai, moves to a company-provided, airconditioned camp (built by no other that Hughes, who builds camps for Exxon, BP and others around the world), eats company-provided food, wears company-provided closes, watches company-provided TV, gets shuttled to and from work for free and makes $600/m. Works his ass off to stay employed, obviously.
In a few years he may save up enough to marry any girl in the village. With some luck he may be given a chance to learn welding. If so, he will buy a new Hero Honda, or, even better, an automobile.
What should change in this scenario so you would stop calling this a "slavery"?
- alexvoda 4y agoBe provided an exit at any point. If the worker deems the actual(not advertised) working conditions unacceptable, they should be enabled to return home. Otherwise they are defacto captive, i.e. a slave.
- Aspos 4y agoThat's right. Employees are free to go and can head to the airport at any moment. Employer must arrange and pay for the departure within a month. If it does not happen, government arranges the exit, pays the travel expenses and deducts the money from company's escrow account.