What was interesting to me about this was the aspect of subcontractors exploiting workers, and then the actual owners of farms taking this as an excuse to be apathetic towards the workers on their farms.
Woke people unite. Protest there make an end to this slavery!!
Why is it exploitation if they get the chance to earn 10 times more than in their home countries?
Most of them earn between 600 and 900 Euros/month in Portugal, while they would only earn about 50 Euros in a textile work shop in Asia making cheap goods for Europeans. One I talked to said his brother earned less than 20 Euros/months by collecting things from a rubbish heap. He showed me pictures. Being able to come to Europe is like a win in the lottery, and Portugal has the most liberal visa rules in the world, granting working permits to anybody who has worked there for a given amount of time.
The one interviewed said he was sending back 300 Euros/month to his home country. That hardly leaves enough of his earnings to rent luxury accommodations. Thus, dormitory is the only option.
But… If China basically owns Portugal, is it still considered emigration?
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What was interesting to me about this was the aspect of subcontractors exploiting workers, and then the actual owners of farms taking this as an excuse to be apathetic towards the workers on their farms.
Woke people unite. Protest there make an end to this slavery!!
Why is it exploitation if they get the chance to earn 10 times more than in their home countries?
Most of them earn between 600 and 900 Euros/month in Portugal, while they would only earn about 50 Euros in a textile work shop in Asia making cheap goods for Europeans. One I talked to said his brother earned less than 20 Euros/months by collecting things from a rubbish heap. He showed me pictures. Being able to come to Europe is like a win in the lottery, and Portugal has the most liberal visa rules in the world, granting working permits to anybody who has worked there for a given amount of time.
The one interviewed said he was sending back 300 Euros/month to his home country. That hardly leaves enough of his earnings to rent luxury accommodations. Thus, dormitory is the only option.
But… If China basically owns Portugal, is it still considered emigration?