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		jandrese on April 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship af... It's not abandoned. The government assigned this guy as the caretaker of the property.

gentleman11 on April 22, 2021 [–]

That’s slavery

furyg3 on April 23, 2021 | [–]

They may have been paying him.

(it would still be slavery, however, you have a right to quit your job).

jandrese on April 23, 2021 | | [–]

He was unpaid and the Egyptian courts won't let him leave.

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