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On her first day of work, Adau realised she had made a big mistake.

"We got our uniforms, not even knowing exactly what we were going to do. From the first day of work we were taken to the drones factory. We stepped in and we saw drones everywhere and people working. Then they took us to our different work stations."

Twenty-three-years-old and originally from South Sudan, Adau says last year she was lured to the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, on the promise of a full-time job.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 91 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Adau was meant to earn $600 (£450) per month, but only got a sixth of that.

"They deducted money for our rent, for our Russian classes, for the Wi-Fi, for our transport to work, for taxes. And then they also said that if we skipped a day of work, they'd deduct $50. If we set off the fire alarm whilst cooking, they'd deduct $60. If we didn't hand in our Russian language homework, or if we skipped class, they'd deduct from your salary."

That is so comically bad it almost seems unreal. Like the old US coal mine systems.

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was also thinking it's like sharecropping (which is pretty much just slavery with extra steps, super fucked up).

Russia really is just a worse version of the USA.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago

There is still sharecropping in the US btw. It's just now run by big agro rather than the government.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

It's like something out of a satire of capitalism.