SALFORD RED
17-07-2008, 05:45 AM
Sick of the saga dragging on ?
Read on... ( no, it's not about football, it's about slavery ).
Ronaldo ‘slave’ claims followed
by transfer to sweat shop in Mali
Claims that Cristiano Ronaldo’s employment situation
was a form of modern slavery have been given extra
credence this weekend after the world player of the year
was transferred to a small clothing factory in Mali where
he will earn $40 dollars a week.
Compared to a slave by FIFA’s Sepp Blatter,
the former £10 million a year Manchester United star
has now been forced to swap his luxury Cheshire home
for a mattress on the factory floor, in an unventilated,
windowless room shared with the other garment workers
who make cheap clothes destined for Western consumers.
‘At first I thought the slavery comparison was a fair one’ said Ronaldo.
‘After all, I was being given no choice about where I worked
and Manchester United claimed to own me.
But on the plus side I suppose I was earning £10 million a year,
and none of us in this sweat shop even get close to that.’
Local workers at the factory were pleased to meet
the new high profile arrival.
‘I spend all day working on these replica shirts’
said Modibo Soninke from behind his sewing machine.
‘It’s good to see what a famous slave actually looks like".
Under the terms of the transfer agreement,
Ronaldo must still be allowed time for football.
But only if he reaches his productivity targets
for the day.
‘I’ve got three hundred of them to stitch
before dawn or I don’t get breakfast, but
it is better than being a highly paid footballer
playing for Manchester United and living in luxury’
'I now understand the word "slave" properly' said Ronaldo.
.
Read on... ( no, it's not about football, it's about slavery ).
Ronaldo ‘slave’ claims followed
by transfer to sweat shop in Mali
Claims that Cristiano Ronaldo’s employment situation
was a form of modern slavery have been given extra
credence this weekend after the world player of the year
was transferred to a small clothing factory in Mali where
he will earn $40 dollars a week.
Compared to a slave by FIFA’s Sepp Blatter,
the former £10 million a year Manchester United star
has now been forced to swap his luxury Cheshire home
for a mattress on the factory floor, in an unventilated,
windowless room shared with the other garment workers
who make cheap clothes destined for Western consumers.
‘At first I thought the slavery comparison was a fair one’ said Ronaldo.
‘After all, I was being given no choice about where I worked
and Manchester United claimed to own me.
But on the plus side I suppose I was earning £10 million a year,
and none of us in this sweat shop even get close to that.’
Local workers at the factory were pleased to meet
the new high profile arrival.
‘I spend all day working on these replica shirts’
said Modibo Soninke from behind his sewing machine.
‘It’s good to see what a famous slave actually looks like".
Under the terms of the transfer agreement,
Ronaldo must still be allowed time for football.
But only if he reaches his productivity targets
for the day.
‘I’ve got three hundred of them to stitch
before dawn or I don’t get breakfast, but
it is better than being a highly paid footballer
playing for Manchester United and living in luxury’
'I now understand the word "slave" properly' said Ronaldo.
.