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America's War Workers
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2014/03/america-war-workers-2014311123811609515.htmlFrom India to Dubai and Afghanistan, we probe the system that brings foreign labourers to US military bases abroad.
America's War Workers
Fault Lines Last updated: 12 Mar 2014 08:33
Today there are nearly 40,000 foreign contract workers on bases in the US military’s Central Command.
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To get the jobs, many dip into their savings and take out loans to pay thousands of dollars in local agents fees. But in Afghanistan, they find wages far lower than anticipated. Locked into an indentured workforce, they nevertheless remain to earn enough funds to repay their loans.
So, has the US military come to rely on an indentured workforce?
In this investigation, Fault Lines finds that these labourers regularly end up deceived and indebted, victims of local recruiters who charge thousands of dollars for a chance to be placed in one of these jobs, and labour traffickers who profit from military contracts.