• Antiwork
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    2 years ago

    Worst comment I’ve read on the internet today

    Your inflated sense of self-righteousness is vastly disproportionate to your lack of ignorance. "According to a Straits Times article, maids coming to Singapore from the Philippines should be using only up to half of their monthly salary to repay a loan, up to an amount of $1,100. This covers her pre-employment expenses such as training and medical examination." https://dollarsandsense.sg/much-cost-hire-maid-singapore/#:~:text=Placement%20Fee%2FMaid%20Loan&text=According%20to%20a%20Straits%20Times,as%20training%20and%20medical%20examination. But they don’t get a salary for almost a year, right? That should answer your question. So now answer mine: would a fresh grad doctor paying off his loans be considered a slave? How about a pilot bonded to SIA? Please go learn what slavery actually is before throwing around accusations.

      • Antiwork
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        2 years ago

        And indentured servitude is just a flavor of slavery

          • Antiwork
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            2 years ago

            Yeah this is the comment they were replying to

            But they don’t get a salary for almost a year, right? They owe both their agency and the family they work for. So they’re stuck as a slave until their debts are paid off. That’s totally messed up. You all need to own the fact that you’re just slave masters.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      So now answer mine: would a fresh grad doctor paying off his loans be considered a slave? How about a pilot bonded to SIA?

      Yes and yes.

      "Oh! they're a highly paid slave that will earn a lot and be high status when they gain their freedom" DOESN'T MAKE THE SLAVERY OK!!

      • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        So now answer mine: would a fresh grad doctor paying off his loans be considered a slave?

        No, because a doctor can get on a plane and leave, and the maid can't.