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This doesn't change a thing to the point which is that they are basically doing human slavery at 4 bucks an hour.


Stop the hyperbole. Your statement is insulting to all the victims of slavery and human trafficking.


Is Uber the real problem?

I mean, how is it that, in one of the richest countries in the world(1), in the more abundant period of human history, there are people that have to accept those conditions?

(1) and, supposedly, one of the more socialist also!


Ironically, parts of the employee protection in Sweden is based on semi voluntary deals between unions and employers. There is no law for minimum wage, for example.


It could be anything from 10.000 to 500.000 unregistered illegal immigrants in Sweden right now. Possibly even more.

The government reports 20.000 people are 'missing' but that does not include those that never registered.

The legal status of the terrorist that was caught highlighted the fact that there is next to no control, but nothing seems to be done.

All those people need to work in some way or another.




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