BrikoX@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoUnilever will let Russia employees be conscriptedwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoWow, they had a choice and that’s what they’re choosing?
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-squaresaucyloggins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareGregorech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year 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-up30arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoBut Putin says 80 rubles are a dollar. You’ll have to take his word tho, trading them is impossible.
minus-squareGregorech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoStrange Google says that it’s either 11 rubles to the dollar or one ruble is .11¢ depending on when you look.
minus-square☭ Blursty ☭@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe Ruble is at a 20 year high.
Wow, they had a choice and that’s what they’re choosing?
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).
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.
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
But Putin says 80 rubles are a dollar. You’ll have to take his word tho, trading them is impossible.
Strange Google says that it’s either 11 rubles to the dollar or one ruble is .11¢ depending on when you look.
The Ruble is at a 20 year high.