Post by Bonobo on Jan 21, 2022 14:43:41 GMT 1
Yes, it can take place. A few years ago I read about North Korean workers who were sent by their regime to various countries, including Poland, to work for peanuts and still have 90% of their low salaries confiscated by the regime. This 10% they could keep was a little fortune with which they could alleviate the tragic situation of their families left in poverty and famine-stricken Korea.
Here is a story about a Russian man who prefered to stay in Poland in 1990s and did for 23 years, however most of this time he worked as a slave on a farm.
www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwroclaw/mikolaj-jerofiejew-otrzymal-polskie-obywatelstwo/m0yrm4q,79cfc278
Mikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenship. For 23 years he was treated like a slave
The 61-year-old Mikołaj Jerofiejew received the certificate of granting Polish citizenship from the voivode of Lower Silesia. This is how his problems with legalizing his stay in Poland end. We wrote about the man's story last year. For 23 years he was treated as a slave on one of the farms near Legnica. When he escaped, he was a wreck of a man.
Tomasz Pajączek
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Mikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenshipMikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenship - Tomasz Pajączek / Onet
- I am happy, I have waited a long time for this moment - said Mikołaj Yerofeyev, when he received Polish citizenship
- Welcome to Poland, also in formal terms - Jarosław Obremski, voivode of Lower Silesia, asked Jerofeyev. - I considered it my duty to take steps to grant citizenship as soon as possible - summed up the voivode
The trial against the owners of the farm, where Yerofeyev was forced into slave labor for over 23 years, has not yet started. Jan and Alicja Ś. they were accused of human trafficking
Until now, Mikołaj Yerofeyev had only a document issued by the Border Guard on the basis of his oral declaration. The Russian side, which tried to help, could not find any documents proving his identity.
From now on, the 61-year-old Jerofiejew has Polish citizenship, which was handed over to him by the Lower Silesian voivode. - In view of the situation that happened, I do not want to wait any longer. The fact that we carry out this act of granting citizenship in this manner is an element of redress on our part. Welcome to Poland, also in formal terms - says Jarosław Obremski, Voivode of Lower Silesia.
- I do not want to talk about the circumstances, because they are commonly known. There were people of good will who helped. Later, the thing was publicized in the media. I considered it my duty to take steps to grant citizenship as soon as possible - he adds.
- I am happy, I have waited a long time for this moment to be a normal, free person - says Mikołaj Yerofeyev.
The man thanked the Tyszkiewcz family who helped him escape from the farm where he was forced to work as a slave. As he said, he doesn't want to go back to the past anymore. - I try to forget about it, get over 20 years out of my head. I don't want to see those people, says Nikolai Yerofeyev.
- Now I work on a hen house for new employers. I have my own room, TV set, fridge, not like it used to be - he adds.
A slave from Legnica
When Mikołaj Jerofiejew came to Poland from the vicinity of Smolensk, he was 28 years old. It was 1989. As a welder, a Russian served the Red Army soldiers who were stationed near Bolesławiec.
When the Soviet troops left Poland in 1993, Yerofeyev remained in the country. For four years he worked on a poultry farm, then he ended up on the farm of Jan and Alicja Ś. in Lisowice near Legnica. He had a nightmare there.
Nikolai Yerofeyev was treated as a slave for over 23 years, he was forced to work for which he did not receive any remuneration. Lost documents. In addition, he was humiliated and beaten. Before his escape, he was paralyzed by fear. He was afraid of deportation because he was in Poland illegally. When he finally escaped, he was a wreck of a man.
Jolanta Matejko, who worked with him on the farm, helped the Russian escape. The woman told the story of Mikołaj to a young couple from the area, Ewa and Krzysztof Tyszkiewicz. It was they who at the beginning of August 2020 arranged his escape, and then gave him shelter at home.
He slept in a dirty and smelly room, on a bunk with a mattress, and he was given scraps from the table to eat. - When he came to our office for the first time, it looked as if he had just left Auschwitz. He was out, had sunken cheeks, stilted legs and rough hands, muscled only through hard work - told Onet attorney Dominik Góra, Mikołaj Yerofeyev's representative from Lex Advena's office.
During the year, Yerofeyev has changed beyond recognition. He gained weight, shortened his hair and shaved his beard. He is a completely different person today. - Mr. Mikołaj is officially employed by the country where he lives. In this matter, the employment office in Lubin helped us a lot - said attorney Góra.
23 years in captivity. Process
In September last year, a trial was to begin against the owners of the farm, where Yerofeyev was forced into slave labor for over 23 years. Jan and Alicja Ś. they were accused of human trafficking. Due to the illness of the accused man, the trial has not started to this day. - It's only a matter of time - assures attorney Dominik Góra.
Yerofeyev's attorney will demand compensation and redress for him. From the accused, the investigators have already secured 200,000. PLN for future compensation.
- The amount to be applied for will be several dozen times higher - said Dominik Góra, attorney-at-law.
Additionally, in a civil procedure, the law firm Lex Advena representing Yerofeyev is to apply for payment by the Ś his due wages for 23 years.
Tomasz Pajączek
Here is a story about a Russian man who prefered to stay in Poland in 1990s and did for 23 years, however most of this time he worked as a slave on a farm.
www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwroclaw/mikolaj-jerofiejew-otrzymal-polskie-obywatelstwo/m0yrm4q,79cfc278
Mikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenship. For 23 years he was treated like a slave
The 61-year-old Mikołaj Jerofiejew received the certificate of granting Polish citizenship from the voivode of Lower Silesia. This is how his problems with legalizing his stay in Poland end. We wrote about the man's story last year. For 23 years he was treated as a slave on one of the farms near Legnica. When he escaped, he was a wreck of a man.
Tomasz Pajączek
879
Yesterday, 12:06
You can read this text in 2 minutes
Mikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenshipMikołaj Jerofiejew received Polish citizenship - Tomasz Pajączek / Onet
- I am happy, I have waited a long time for this moment - said Mikołaj Yerofeyev, when he received Polish citizenship
- Welcome to Poland, also in formal terms - Jarosław Obremski, voivode of Lower Silesia, asked Jerofeyev. - I considered it my duty to take steps to grant citizenship as soon as possible - summed up the voivode
The trial against the owners of the farm, where Yerofeyev was forced into slave labor for over 23 years, has not yet started. Jan and Alicja Ś. they were accused of human trafficking
Until now, Mikołaj Yerofeyev had only a document issued by the Border Guard on the basis of his oral declaration. The Russian side, which tried to help, could not find any documents proving his identity.
From now on, the 61-year-old Jerofiejew has Polish citizenship, which was handed over to him by the Lower Silesian voivode. - In view of the situation that happened, I do not want to wait any longer. The fact that we carry out this act of granting citizenship in this manner is an element of redress on our part. Welcome to Poland, also in formal terms - says Jarosław Obremski, Voivode of Lower Silesia.
- I do not want to talk about the circumstances, because they are commonly known. There were people of good will who helped. Later, the thing was publicized in the media. I considered it my duty to take steps to grant citizenship as soon as possible - he adds.
- I am happy, I have waited a long time for this moment to be a normal, free person - says Mikołaj Yerofeyev.
The man thanked the Tyszkiewcz family who helped him escape from the farm where he was forced to work as a slave. As he said, he doesn't want to go back to the past anymore. - I try to forget about it, get over 20 years out of my head. I don't want to see those people, says Nikolai Yerofeyev.
- Now I work on a hen house for new employers. I have my own room, TV set, fridge, not like it used to be - he adds.
A slave from Legnica
When Mikołaj Jerofiejew came to Poland from the vicinity of Smolensk, he was 28 years old. It was 1989. As a welder, a Russian served the Red Army soldiers who were stationed near Bolesławiec.
When the Soviet troops left Poland in 1993, Yerofeyev remained in the country. For four years he worked on a poultry farm, then he ended up on the farm of Jan and Alicja Ś. in Lisowice near Legnica. He had a nightmare there.
Nikolai Yerofeyev was treated as a slave for over 23 years, he was forced to work for which he did not receive any remuneration. Lost documents. In addition, he was humiliated and beaten. Before his escape, he was paralyzed by fear. He was afraid of deportation because he was in Poland illegally. When he finally escaped, he was a wreck of a man.
Jolanta Matejko, who worked with him on the farm, helped the Russian escape. The woman told the story of Mikołaj to a young couple from the area, Ewa and Krzysztof Tyszkiewicz. It was they who at the beginning of August 2020 arranged his escape, and then gave him shelter at home.
He slept in a dirty and smelly room, on a bunk with a mattress, and he was given scraps from the table to eat. - When he came to our office for the first time, it looked as if he had just left Auschwitz. He was out, had sunken cheeks, stilted legs and rough hands, muscled only through hard work - told Onet attorney Dominik Góra, Mikołaj Yerofeyev's representative from Lex Advena's office.
During the year, Yerofeyev has changed beyond recognition. He gained weight, shortened his hair and shaved his beard. He is a completely different person today. - Mr. Mikołaj is officially employed by the country where he lives. In this matter, the employment office in Lubin helped us a lot - said attorney Góra.
23 years in captivity. Process
In September last year, a trial was to begin against the owners of the farm, where Yerofeyev was forced into slave labor for over 23 years. Jan and Alicja Ś. they were accused of human trafficking. Due to the illness of the accused man, the trial has not started to this day. - It's only a matter of time - assures attorney Dominik Góra.
Yerofeyev's attorney will demand compensation and redress for him. From the accused, the investigators have already secured 200,000. PLN for future compensation.
- The amount to be applied for will be several dozen times higher - said Dominik Góra, attorney-at-law.
Additionally, in a civil procedure, the law firm Lex Advena representing Yerofeyev is to apply for payment by the Ś his due wages for 23 years.
Tomasz Pajączek