200 African women deceived into working at a Russian factory assembling drones for Ukraine.

An Associated Press investigation revealed that around 200 African women, aged 18-22, were misled into working at a factory in Russia's Tatarstan, assembling Iranian-designed drones for Ukraine. Promised a work-study program, they faced long hours, broken wage promises, and exposure to harmful chemicals. The factory, part of Russia's wartime strategy to address labor shortages, aims to produce 6,000 drones annually by 2025, raising concerns of potential human trafficking.

October 10, 2024
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