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[–] [email protected] 68 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Hinduja clan is worth $20 billion, according to Forbes. Their marquee company, Hinduja Group, holds assets in numerous industries, including telecommunications and trucking. They also maintain a portfolio of luxury real estate in the U.K.

According to The Telegraph, a lawyer for defendant Ajay Hinduja argued that portions of the allegedly ultra-long shifts were in fact recreational. “When they sit down to watch a movie with the kids, can that be considered work? I think not,” the attorney asserted.

Parasites who think someone else watching their children is not work.

[–] CouldntCareBear 36 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Some members of the staff also felt their compensation was better than they might otherwise have earned in India, the defense argued.

Is this a real lawyer? They clearly have no legal case. I hope the book gets thrown at them.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

They have money, history says no.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"But I'm one of the good slave owners! Look how much they like being my slave!"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

What do you mean they aren't tax deductible?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I feel as though the "human trafficking" part is more important than the bourgeois dog, why isn't that in the headline? Or specifying the work hours or exact pay (under $8/day)?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

What a heart warming story about a family and their dog. They should make a movie.