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Caught Employing Slaves, McDonald’s Promises to Do Better (jacobin.com)

submitted 10 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The dire conditions of fast-food work cause enormous staff turnover, which puts franchisees in a constant search for desperate workers. It’s no wonder that one McDonald’s in England failed to notice that it was employing victims of human trafficking.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

"Their fries tho!"

They suck too. Even if they didn't, they'd still be fries, even Taco Bell has fries, and theirs are actually kind of good.

What I will admit is that they're probably the best place to get a breakfast you eat in your car because you're late to work.