LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

After the two expressed their emotions, Lena continued to introduce:

"My brother used to always say that his boss is a good man, which is actually true."

"According to the workers, Mr. Irwin will not only give additional subsidies to the 'bonded workers' in private, but also give those 'attached workers' and formal apprentices the same treatment."

"In other factories, most business owners will desperately lower the wages of these 'attached workers'—"

"Because the official status of these dependent workers is the employer's domestic servants, their existence itself is taking advantage of the loopholes in regulations."

"So they can't freely seek employment like ordinary apprentices, and they can't change jobs and change families. They can only continue to work in Picheng completely relying on the employer's cover for them."

"So between the employer and the affiliated worker, a de facto personal dependence relationship has actually been formed."

"Then, wouldn't they become slaves of their employer?" Victor asked in surprise.

"What kind of slave is this!" Lina sighed helplessly: "The affiliated worker has been squeezed hard, and the worst is to escape back to Zaun."

"And those 'bonded workers' are the real slaves!"

"Their personal freedom is completely controlled by the contractors, and they are oppressed by both employers and contractors. Not only are they paid less than ordinary apprentices, but they also have to share most of their wages with the contractors."

"If you want to escape...hehe."

"Professor Victor, do you know—"

"In fact, most of the contractors in Piltover are Zaun gangsters like the Iron Fist."

"And those bonded workers are actually debt slaves they control through usury."

"If they escape, they deserve to be beaten to death."

"The Piltover law enforcement doesn't care about this kind of thing."

"This..." Victor was even more shocked.

Now he understood why Lena said Erwin had a conscience and was a good person.

Those affiliated workers are called workers, but they are actually domestic servants.

Erwin can double squeeze them with lower treatment. But he didn't.

Those bonded workers are called workers, but they are actually slaves.

As an employer, Erwin only needs to pay "rent" to those contractors, that is, slave owners. But he avoided the contractors and secretly subsidized these slaves with his own money.

Thinking about it this way...

It is not too much to say that Erwin is a good person.

However, it is such a good man, such a conscientious factory... They only found out so many shocking facts in less than one afternoon.

"What else?" Victor instructed Lena to continue reporting. But his tone was heavy, as if he was asking himself.

"Well, let me continue... There are 148 apprentices in various forms, including 52 male workers, 72 female workers, and 24 child workers under the age of 14..."

Are there still child laborers on horseback?

Erwin, do you still have a conscience!

Victor was about to curse in his heart.

But he just recalled his hometown of Zaun, which he had been away for a long time, and he understood——

For the children of Zaun, being a child laborer in Piltover is not a bad thing. Not only is it not a bad thing, it can even be said that this is an enviable blessing.

Working in Piltover, at least the working environment is not bad, and food and clothing are not a problem.

And if these kids are still in Zaun...then it won't be easy for them just to stay alive.

"Women, children...these people have a hard time surviving in Zaun."

"Mr Irwin is doing 'good deeds' by employing so many women and children."

Victor heaved a sigh.

Corina immediately told him that Boss Erwin's kindness was not so pure:

"No, Mr. Victor."

"Boss Erwin generally pays male workers 10 silver rounds a week at market prices, female workers 6-7 silver rounds a week, and child workers 3-4 silver rounds a week."

"However, the labor prices of male workers, female workers and child workers are different, because in most jobs that require physical strength, the labor efficiency of the three is different."

"According to our investigation, this factory employs the most labor force circuit board welding work, because it does not require high physical strength of the workers... So the work efficiency of male workers, female workers and child workers is actually not much different."

"That is to say..."

"Mr. Irvine employs more female workers and child workers, probably because their work efficiency is not worse than that of male workers, but they take less than male workers. Hiring women and children saves labor costs."

"This..." Victor completely gave up his fantasy.

yes. Someone who can be a business owner and survive the competition...certainly not a purely nice guy.

Sure enough, only Lena continued to say:

"When these Zaun apprentices enter the factory, they have to sign an 'insurance policy' with the factory."

"The general content of the so-called insurance policy is that no matter whether the apprentice suffers from old age, sickness, death or industrial accident, it has nothing to do with the company. Those who damage the interests of the factory shall be compensated. If the circumstances are serious, they shall be fired and the apprentice status shall be terminated, and they shall be sent back to Zaan..."

"The contract unilaterally safeguards the interests of the business owner, and has no so-called protective effect on the workers..."

"..."

"Workers are in a very passive situation after entering the factory. Not only are they monitored by the foreman, but they are also subject to a series of unequal 'family rules'. Typical examples include body copying, expulsion, demerits, fines, fines, and restrictions on toilet time." ..."

"And the so-called body copying means that after work, the foreman and the security guard will conduct a unified body search to prevent apprentices from stealing precious materials such as mithril, circuit boards, and hex gems from the workshop."

"There is no distinction between men and women in body copying. Once the theft is discovered, the foreman will execute a lynching... In light cases, they will be punished by standing in front of the public, and in severe cases, they will be beaten with fists and feet... It is not unheard of for people to be hung up and beaten."

"What?" Victor couldn't listen anymore: "This... this is too much!"

"Where is it too much..." Lena couldn't help rolling her eyes: "Only the workers have to thank Mr. Erwin for his discipline and tolerance, and give them a chance to reform themselves—"

"Other factories just turned the thieves to the police, and let the law enforcement officers kick them back to Zaun."

"Anyway, the factories in Picheng will never be short of people, and it's a big deal to recruit new ones after they are kicked out."

"Honestly, if it was my brother...I think he'd rather get a spanking from the foreman than be driven back to Zaun by the marshals."

"So the apprentices fear, curry favor with, and even flatter the factory foreman... These seemingly servile performances are actually not difficult to understand."

Victor was silent again.

In the end, I could only sigh: "Hey... hey!"

But what's the use of sighing.

They are leaders, and they can't just sigh here.

They have to get the workers to join them, to speak out, to show their strength, and to change the world together!

"We have to start advocacy work as soon as possible to bring these workers together..."

"Unity?" Lina shook her head helplessly: "Professor Victor, this is what we want to tell you..."

"We found out after investigation that these workers are not united at all."

Everyone is living a hard life, and they are all suffering brothers and sisters. Isn't it natural that we should unite?

Really not.

"Due to differences in age, gender, region, blood relationship, identity, and educational level, the apprentices are actually divided into several factions that are incompatible."

"Male workers and female workers are hostile to each other. The female workers feel that the male workers are not paid the same as they are for the same work, and they get so much salary for nothing; the male workers always call the female workers coquettish and cheap, and like to drill the old quilts of the leather city and pay the old man of the leather city."

"Additionally, adult workers often bully child workers;"

"I have a good relationship with the foreman, but I often bully those who have a bad relationship with the foreman;"

"A small number of relatives also form gangs and bully those who have no brothers to help."

"Even there is a chain of contempt among formal apprentices, attached workers, and bonded workers. Those with legal status look down on those without status, and those without status look down on slaves."

"And the most outrageous thing is:"

"Obviously everyone is from Zaan, but those in the border market area actually look down on those in the underground dark alley area, and those in the underground dark alley area look down on those in the underground trench area..."

"Everyone is naturally divided into gangs and factions, and they are hostile to each other."

"Unity? How to unite?"

"Hey..." Lina said with a big head: "Professor Victor, our propaganda work...how should we do it?"