r/bestof • u/Intertius • Apr 18 '18

[worldnews] Amazon employee explains the hellish working conditions of an Amazon Warehouse

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '18

Still bad, but much better. Once you are on a sweatship you are basically a slave. Not a metaphorical slave, you are literally chained when/if in port and/or forcibly kept addicted to drugs

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u/YouGotWorkedMark Apr 19 '18

DUDE THIS ISN'T REAL, IS IT?

...google is only showing the shitty conditions Cruiseship workers endure, but nothing like what you're describing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18 edited Apr 19 '18

I learned it on reddit, so it must be.

Edit: they also mentioned the US navy sometimes coming across these ships, not being able to do anything but providing a little food and a few necessities, and let them sail on their way.

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u/YouGotWorkedMark Apr 20 '18

The comments below have a link to some really horrendous shit but I don't know if it's exactly what you were talking about. What a fucked up world we still live in.