Re:Shrinking teams are pushing workers to the brink
by adra on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:18AM
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Don't talk about legalized slavery in regards to these programs. They have the right to walk away at any time, and that's their choice. Spend some time to read about kafala if you want to learn about modern slavery.
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Re:Shrinking teams are pushing workers to the brink
by grugagag on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:41AM
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They have the right but in reality can’t find another job within the short timespan and after which they become illegal immigrants and have to go back home. Sure, it’s not impossible but on average it’s very hard to break the shackles of the H1B visas.
Often these people put up high stakes to obtain these jobs and going back leaves them in debt. It’s a system designed to exploit
Re:Shrinking teams are pushing workers to the brink
by yeahbutiguess on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:44AM
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Both can be true. Just because one is worse does not make the other ok.
A worse situation does not trivialize a bad situation.
Re:Shrinking teams are pushing workers to the brink
by mschuster91 on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:55AM
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Oh I'm aware of that. The thing is, modern forms of slavery are varied in forms. Some are based on laws but still criticized as inhumane (e.g. US prison labor, kafala in Arab nations), some are based on laws but widely accepted (H1B, conscription in militaries), and some are completely illegal (e.g. human trafficking for sexual and agricultural exploitation).