An oversimplification Doloros - yes the working conditions are hard and the pay terrible (by our standards) - but they are still better than what they have at home.
These workers are not leaving NZ, they are leaving Myanmar, Bangladesh etc where there is little hope. At least there, they earn enough to send their kids to school, maybe buy a house etc and provide their families with a chance for a better life.
And not all host families are terrible.
yes the working conditions for slaves are hard and the food is terrible (by our standards) - but they are still better than what they have back in Africa where there is little hope. At least in America, they and their families can be taught Christianity. And not all slaveowners are terrible.
Fact remains: Dubai (like Saudi Arabia and other oil-despotisms) has an excellent lifestyle for the local sheikhs and for expats who come in on big money contracts, and it's all funded by the hyper-exploited labor of the desperate. But all this is off-topic.
anyone know where mandi is off to, heard he said goodbye on instagram or something similar
An oversimplification Doloros - yes the working conditions are hard and the pay terrible (by our standards) - but they are still better than what they have at home.
These workers are not leaving NZ, they are leaving Myanmar, Bangladesh etc where there is little hope. At least there, they earn enough to send their kids to school, maybe buy a house etc and provide their families with a chance for a better life.
And not all host families are terrible.
This seems like a somewhat similar argument to apartheid in South Africa i.e. best standard of living in Africa though.
On the reports we get in the western media, the kafala system seems rife with abuse. Seems to be a large proportion of those indentured people being over-worked, under-paid, abused, working in life threatening conditions, exploited and beaten.
While some might be flourishing in this system, the volume of negative reports brings in to question the legitimacy and running of the scheme.
I get that it's more nuanced than most thunk, but surely you agree it is overly repressive of fundamental human rights?
Edit: Yes, off topic. I'll pull my head in.
Manny Muscat Announces His Retirement.
— Green Gully SC (@GreenGullySC) May 16, 2019
Former @ALeague player Emmanuel "Manny" Muscat, after an illustrious football career with A-League clubs @WgtnPhoenixFC and @MelbourneCity and now with NPL club @GreenGullySC has decided it is time to hang up his boots. #ggsc #mannymuscat pic.twitter.com/YmgNRb7LNe
Manny Muscat Announces His Retirement.
Former @ALeague player Emmanuel "Manny" Muscat, after an illustrious football career with A-League clubs @WgtnPhoenixFC and @MelbourneCity and now with NPL club @GreenGullySC has decided it is time to hang up his boots. #ggsc #mannymuscat pic.twitter.com/YmgNRb7LNe— Green Gully SC (@GreenGullySC) May 16, 2019
One of my favourite players.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
Always one kick away from a red card but his passion ans desire to never give up were awesome. So too were his rare but spectacular goals.
He's been involved with that idiot for a while now. Smeltz's wife too as far as I recall.
a.haak
I'm just shocked at the brazenness of billionaire tyrants putting their employees to work in their vanity political campaigns. That's some Simpsons-style stuff.
Oh wait, we had our own version of that with G. Morgan/TOP, never mind.
I'm just shocked at the brazenness of billionaire tyrants putting their employees to work in their vanity political campaigns. That's some Simpsons-style stuff.
Oh wait, we had our own version of that with G. Morgan/TOP, never mind.
Valley FC til I die?
I'm just shocked at the brazenness of billionaire tyrants putting their employees to work in their vanity political campaigns. That's some Simpsons-style stuff.
Oh wait, we had our own version of that with G. Morgan/TOP, never mind.
John Key.........
https://thejourneyfan.blogspot.co.nz/
New Zealand Football Media Association Website of the year 2015 & 2016
I'm just shocked at the brazenness of billionaire tyrants putting their employees to work in their vanity political campaigns. That's some Simpsons-style stuff.
Oh wait, we had our own version of that with G. Morgan/TOP, never mind.
John Key.........
Valley FC til I die?
Ask him how Hekia is these days.
Nathan Burns is currently in the Central Coast area...
Can’t help but wonder if Ernie will give him a go - after all, he turned him into a Johnny Warren medalist last time.
Can’t help but wonder if Ernie will give him a go - after all, he turned him into a Johnny Warren medalist last time.
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
Roly Bonevacia in the provisional Curacao squad for the Gold Cup. Think final squads for the tournament are announced next week with the competition kicking off June 15th.
I see that A-Rod has ended his time with Motherwell - I take it that he's moving up in the footballing world, given reports from a few months ago about his prowess in the SPL
https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2019/05/21/update-on-playing-squad-for-2019-20/
Feel bad that I never really rated him durig his time here - I've defintely been proven wrong on that front. Happy to see him doing well and will now proceed to eat some humble pie.
Ipswich and Portsmouth are chasing Motherwell midfielder Alejandro Rodriguez Gorrin on a free transfer. Rodriguez Gorrin had the highest number of interceptions per 90 minutes in Europe with 9.75 per game. #itfc #Pompey #motherwell https://t.co/K5sxdJV1mH
— Pete O'Rourke (@SportsPeteO) June 3, 2019
Should have kept him!
Would be almost eligible for the AW's by now too.
I'm sure if I played in the A league I would be prone to increasing the stats for those who have interceptions
The fact opposition players in the Scottish premiership pass to him should not illustrate his quality
At best an average a league player and quality wise below Mandi and the chap the season before
Roly Bonevacia has personally thanked Daniel on his Instagram for helping him set up his move to Saudi Arabia
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMtkCbJwTg/?utm_source=ig_embed
Roly Bonevacia has personally thanked Daniel on his Instagram for helping him set up his move to Saudi Arabia
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMtkCbJwTg/?utm_source=ig_embed
Valley FC til I die?
Hi @WPL_Official you seem to keep giving me a golden boot for my standing leg... Can I grab one for my right leg in 12 months please? Be nice to make a pair... pic.twitter.com/PNcE1ZpokI
— Greg Draper (@GregDraper1) June 2, 2019
Hi @WPL_Official you seem to keep giving me a golden boot for my standing leg... Can I grab one for my right leg in 12 months please? Be nice to make a pair... pic.twitter.com/PNcE1ZpokI
— Greg Draper (@GregDraper1) June 2, 2019
Fairly decent season for Greg.27 goals scored at 38 minutes per goal.
Roly B. with a goal for Curaçao in a 3-1 demolition of India who looked woeful. A bunch of highlights out there so get googling.
Roly B. with a goal for Curaçao in a 3-1 demolition of India who looked woeful. A bunch of highlights out there so get googling.
Curaçao won the tourney beating Vietnam on pens in final. Finished 1-1 end NT.
Roly B subbed after 72 mins.
Curaçao now head off to play in Gold Cup. El Salvador, Honduras & Jamaica in their pool. So a later match up against Boyd & USMT unlikely
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillingerhttps://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730695224/allbirds-tim-brown-joey-zwillinger
Indian football news websites are now claiming that Dario Vidosic will sign for ATK with Krishna and Williams in the ISL. Kinda hope they get none of them, annoying spamming ATK fans all over the socials.
Just remind them of this.
India by far the most shark football nation in the world per capita.
Curacao 3 India 1
Curacao 160,000 humans, plus a few expats in Holland etc
India 1.4 Billion odd plus a few million expats
That's embarrassing, even if 1 Billion are too busy trying to eat to worry about luxuries like playing sport - still leaves a few million to pick a football team out of.
Just remind them of this.
India by far the most shark football nation in the world per capita.
Curacao 3 India 1
Curacao 160,000 humans, plus a few expats in Holland etc
India 1.4 Billion odd plus a few million expats
That's embarrassing, even if 1 Billion are too busy trying to eat to worry about luxuries like playing sport - still leaves a few million to pick a football team out of.
It's also interesting, especially when you consider the large Indian population in the UK. I know that other sports like cricket are more of a drawcard, but off the top of my head, the only English player with Indian heritage I can think of is Danny Batth - and he can't even make the switch to play for them.
Just remind them of this.
India by far the most shark football nation in the world per capita.
Curacao 3 India 1
Curacao 160,000 humans, plus a few expats in Holland etc
India 1.4 Billion odd plus a few million expats
That's embarrassing, even if 1 Billion are too busy trying to eat to worry about luxuries like playing sport - still leaves a few million to pick a football team out of.
It's also interesting, especially when you consider the large Indian population in the UK. I know that other sports like cricket are more of a drawcard, but off the top of my head, the only English player with Indian heritage I can think of is Danny Batth - and he can't even make the switch to play for them.
India are shockingly bad at Sport that isn't Cricket, Hockey (and even they aren't as good as they used to be) or Kabaddi (and they are basically the only ones that play that). The country has 28 medals at the Olympics - thats an all time record not just the last games!
https://thejourneyfan.blogspot.co.nz/
New Zealand Football Media Association Website of the year 2015 & 2016
Just remind them of this.
India by far the most shark football nation in the world per capita.
Curacao 3 India 1
Curacao 160,000 humans, plus a few expats in Holland etc
India 1.4 Billion odd plus a few million expats
That's embarrassing, even if 1 Billion are too busy trying to eat to worry about luxuries like playing sport - still leaves a few million to pick a football team out of.
It's also interesting, especially when you consider the large Indian population in the UK. I know that other sports like cricket are more of a drawcard, but off the top of my head, the only English player with Indian heritage I can think of is Danny Batth - and he can't even make the switch to play for them.
India are shockingly bad at Sport that isn't Cricket, Hockey (and even they aren't as good as they used to be) or Kabaddi (and they are basically the only ones that play that). The country has 28 medals at the Olympics - thats an all time record not just the last games!
I remember a story about an Indian athlete who won Olympic gold for air rifles in 2008 - his mother was on the record saying he was now the most eligible bachelor in all of India!
Just remind them of this.
India by far the most shark football nation in the world per capita.
Curacao 3 India 1
Curacao 160,000 humans, plus a few expats in Holland etc
India 1.4 Billion odd plus a few million expats
That's embarrassing, even if 1 Billion are too busy trying to eat to worry about luxuries like playing sport - still leaves a few million to pick a football team out of.
It's also interesting, especially when you consider the large Indian population in the UK. I know that other sports like cricket are more of a drawcard, but off the top of my head, the only English player with Indian heritage I can think of is Danny Batth - and he can't even make the switch to play for them.
India are shockingly bad at Sport that isn't Cricket, Hockey (and even they aren't as good as they used to be) or Kabaddi (and they are basically the only ones that play that). The country has 28 medals at the Olympics - thats an all time record not just the last games!
