Pixy: A well reasoned and articulate post.
We should ask where our HR department is. Aren’t they meant to protect the interests of employee and employer? They are quick to discipline and deduct but silent on issues like this.
Maybe they excuse themselves as being powerless but I doubt they even try.
The fact that a lot of them are from first world countries and profess to be professionals in the field makes them accessories to this exploitation. They cannot claim they didn’t know any better. In most places aiding and abetting carries similar guilt and penalties. I wonder how they sleep at night.