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Unilever to comply with Russian conscription law if staff called up (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's literally what having a choice is. Some other large companies like Mc Donalds and Ikea chose the second option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think that they should let the thousands of workers vote if they want to lose their jobs to prove a point. Of course the war is terrible, but so is displacing thousands of people who are still going to be eligible for the draft regardless. Probably even moreso when they no longer have jobs.