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“Mandatory volunteering”, eh? If only there were a shorter word that described what that is.

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UK charities condemn ‘immoral’ plans to force asylum seekers to volunteer

Making volunteering compulsory for refugees slammed as exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British
Patrick Butler (The Guardian)
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Martyn
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Martyn
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hmmm.... Something indicating that it's not as sweet as non-mandatory volunteering. Perhaps we could workshop something around the word "Savoury"?
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nihongomaamaa
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Mmmm... Exodus 21, was it?

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Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 21 - New International Version

“These are the laws you are to set before them: Hebrew Servants - “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything.
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