In a lengthy article published on Sept. 1, RT investigates the recently passed anti-labor laws in Ukraine which President Zelenskyy sold to the public and the national parliament as “reforms.”
“Many comparisons have been drawn between these ‘reforms’ and notorious ‘zero-hour’ contracts, which offer staffers no paid vacation time, no limits on daily or weekly hours worked, no notice periods, no pension contributions, nor even guaranteed work in the first place. They have been dubbed by academics as ‘a post-modern form of slavery.’” RT comments.
“Internationally, the use of zero-hour contracts is almost exclusively restricted to Britain, with retailers, service industry operators, bars, restaurants and fast food enterprises throughout the country using them extensively, despite significant controversy. For example, 90% of McDonald’s workers in the country – amounting to almost 100,000 people – are employed on zero-hour terms.
