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| Modern-day Indentured Servitude: LA Port Truck Drivers |
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| Karl Marx:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/06/20/rigged-system-rips-off-port-truckers-editorials-debates/103015290/ http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/06/22/los-angeles-port-truckers https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/news/rigged-forced-into-debt-worked-past-exhaustion-left-with-nothing/ --- Quote --- A year-long investigation by the USA TODAY Network found that a good chunk of the port trucking industry relies heavily on a modern-day form of indentured servitude. The abuse starts when a trucking company pressures its drivers to sign lease-to-own contracts on their tractor-trailer rigs. Often, these drivers speak little English and do not understand what they are getting into. Once under contract and in debt, these short-haul drivers are at the mercy of the companies they’ve signed on with. The truckers can work days on end without making enough to cover expenses the companies charge them. If they complain, they are fired or given less profitable routes. --- End quote --- Last month's news, but still important to be aware of. Do not let this be forgotten. |
| Nonnel:
Prison labor in the South is a much greater violation of human rights imo |
| Karl Marx:
--- Quote from: Nonnel on July 11, 2017, 09:02:04 PM ---Prison labor in the South is a much greater violation of human rights imo --- End quote --- Trust me I agree, it's just that this is something more recently revealed. They both prove that America's economy is still supported by slave labor, at any rate. |
| Punished Toxicology:
so wats wrong here |
| Master Matthew²:
--- Quote from: Nonnel on July 11, 2017, 09:02:04 PM ---Prison labor in the South is a much greater violation of human rights imo --- End quote --- And its a violation of the NAP |
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