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Raise Wages? No Need — McDonald’s Is Hiring Inmates Instead (jacobin.com)

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[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

When I did time in 2005 I worked at a cemetery weed-eating for 24 dollars a month. My cellmate worked at the courthouse as a custodian, and some worked at a factory. I can't call it slavery because we were paid, and not whipped, but it is definitely exploitation

[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Forced labor is still slavery even if you're paid and not whipped.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 1 points 1 month ago

All labor is slavery in a system that doesn't allow the laborer to keep the value they create.

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