cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/55124716
Orenburg Mayor Albert Yumadilov said he had planned to hire North Koreans as street cleaners but that they would not work for the wages the city can offer.
“As far as I know, workers from North Korea won’t come for 55,000 rubles. Wages there are two to three times higher. Sure, their efficiency is higher too — they work like robots. I’ve seen it with my own eyes; over there, they really are robots… But we just can’t afford the wages,” Yumadilov said, as quoted by the Orenburg city portal 1743.ru.
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Meanwhile, Senegalese nationals are working in the city’s housing and utilities sector, Yumadilov said. The first 10 arrived in April. Thirty-one Senegalese now sweep the streets of Orenburg, and four more are due soon. Yumadilov praised the quality and productivity of their work.
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