BrikoX to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoUnilever will let Russia employees be conscriptedwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]globalnews
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minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·11 months agoWow, they had a choice and that’s what they’re choosing?
minus-squaresaucyloggins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months agoBut you don’t understand! It’s not straightforward! They totally care about the employees there. It’s definitely not about the profit they made that had them paying 33m in taxes to Russia last year. I’m sure they offered to relocate the employees and not you know, just leave them working in the country to get conscripted.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoNot on conscription. The only way to avoid it would be to stop operating in Russia entirely (which, being a giant corporation, they won’t).
minus-squareGregorech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoWith the absolute shitshow that the Ruble is I don’t see how staying in the country and doing business could be profitable.
minus-squaregosling@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoWith Wagner’s exile to Belarus, Unilever could be Putin’s next PMC if their employees do well enough on the battlefield. Maybe that’s where they think the real profit will start coming in /s
minus-squareBlursty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoThe Ruble is at a 20 year high.
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoBut Putin says 80 rubles are a dollar. You’ll have to take his word tho, trading them is impossible.
Wow, they had a choice and that’s what they’re choosing?
But you don’t understand! It’s not straightforward!
They totally care about the employees there. It’s definitely not about the profit they made that had them paying 33m in taxes to Russia last year.
I’m sure they offered to relocate the employees and not you know, just leave them working in the country to get conscripted.
Not on conscription. The only way to avoid it would be to stop operating in Russia entirely (which, being a giant corporation, they won’t).
With the absolute shitshow that the Ruble is I don’t see how staying in the country and doing business could be profitable.
With Wagner’s exile to Belarus, Unilever could be Putin’s next PMC if their employees do well enough on the battlefield. Maybe that’s where they think the real profit will start coming in /s
The Ruble is at a 20 year high.
But Putin says 80 rubles are a dollar. You’ll have to take his word tho, trading them is impossible.