Joburg factory bust for employing children and illegal immigrants under 'horrific' conditions

[ForceFate]

I agree. If police receive a complaint of "Rape about to take place", they should first investigate for a few weeks and then decided to act. After all you don't want to arrest the wrong people LOL That explains a few things...

/facepalm

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Keep reaching comrades …. everyone else can see right through your idiocy

 

[access]

So these working conditions and pay are just fine for South African adults?

slavery is a bit more than non payment

 

[ponder]

They paid them, hence it was not slavery. This is the natural conclusion of no labour laws and minimum wage though. Exploitaion.

You're reaching. All those things are illegal, you don't even need to resort to labour law in order to prosecute them.

 

[Kepler186f]

Meanwhile... online I saw people blatantly advertising positions requiring a degree, and the pay being R3000/month.
I pay my domestic more than that.
The arrogant arseholes in SA continue as they always have..

And the way things are, some people are desperate amd will apply for that position.

 

[j4ck455]

Or the Police were doing thorough investigations before springing into action, a tip off still needs sound evidence to back it up, you don't just go in guns blazing on a tip-off, otherwise you'll arrest people and they'll be out on Monday.

If the police really wanted to see what was going on there, there are several different laws that would have facilitated obtaining a search warrant, for a start tip offs about illegal immigrants and forced labour are enough.

A minimum of 3 months and multiple tip offs before the police take any action points to police being bribed.

What would you consider as proof that the police were not being bribed?

Definitive action taken to shut down other sweatshops in the same area, that cannot be the only occurrence of slave labour.

 

[TheChamp]

If the police really wanted to see what was going on there, there are several different laws that would have facilitated obtaining a search warrant, for a start tip offs about illegal immigrants and forced labour are enough.

A minimum of 3 months and multiple tip offs before the police take any action points to police being bribed.


Definitive action taken to shut down other sweatshops in the same area, that cannot be the only occurrence of slave labour.

Looks like you are very experienced in police work and how things should be done.

 

[The_Mowgs]

I agree. If police receive a complaint of "Rape about to take place", they should first investigate for a few weeks and then decided to act. After all you don't want to arrest the wrong people LOL That explains a few things...

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha.

/Where's that damn IQ map now.

 

[Deadmanza]

Why am I not surprised the owners are Chinese.
#freeHongKong

 

[grok]

Well, at least these employers qualify for BEE..!

 

[ponder]

Well, at least these employers qualify for BEE..!

No they don't.

Their employer was a Chinese national.

 

[R4ziel]

I agree. If police receive a complaint of "Rape about to take place", they should first investigate for a few weeks and then decided to act. After all you don't want to arrest the wrong people LOL That explains a few things...

This logic is fantastic, Ill report someone to the police with the minimum evidence without any proper proof, they should not investigate at all but rather arrest them immediately and then investigate the claims while they sit in jail and wait, is that what you rather want?

 

[zippy]

What would you consider as proof that the police were not being bribed?

You dont prove that someone isnt being bribed. You prove that they are being bribed. The burden of proof is on the accuser.

So, what proof do you have that they where being bribed ?

You might want to learn what "proof" is before you answer.

 

[DreamKing]

Meanwhile... online I saw people blatantly advertising positions requiring a degree, and the pay being R3000/month.
I pay my domestic more than that.
The arrogant arseholes in SA continue as they always have..

for me, I have no problem for an employer to offer R3000/month. as a job seeker, you have the right to reject.

however, I have a problem with forced and child labour.

 

[TheChamp]

You dont prove that someone isnt being bribed. You prove that they are being bribed. The burden of proof is on the accuser.

So, what proof do you have that they where being bribed ?

You might want to learn what "proof" is before you answer.

I think you failed to follow the conversation.

 

[doubletrouble]

for me, I have no problem for an employer to offer R3000/month. as a job seeker, you have the right to reject.

however, I have a problem with forced and child labour.

Those workers had the right to leave at any time. It was only forced because the alternative was unemployment and homelessness

 

[Sinbad]

Those workers had the right to leave at any time. It was only forced because the alternative was unemployment and homelessness

“[On] request to go on leave, they are informed to never come back. Employees lived on the premises in uninhabitable conditions. The employer failed to provide employees with information concerning remuneration and they do not have contracts,” the department added.
“Information obtained by the department was that the migrant workers were locked in a factory day and night. When the Malawian citizens wanted to buy [from the shops], they were expected to write down what they want on a piece of paper for their bosses to buy it for them,” the department added.

Sounds pretty forced to me.

 

[DreamKing]

Those workers had the right to leave at any time. It was only forced because the alternative was unemployment and homelessness

bs, read the article.

 

[doubletrouble]

bs, read the article.

All they had to do is request leave...

“[On] request to go on leave, they are informed to never come back

 

[MrMag]

I think Apartheid was bad but the one really bad crime was the Exploitation of labour, which in fact was carried out with all races. With the end of Apartheid you would think this is not practiced as much now. But you will find the biggest culprits these days are so called BBBE Companies.