The Cornetto maker says it will comply with Russian law to permit staff to be conscripted.
    • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      Not on conscription. The only way to avoid it would be to stop operating in Russia entirely (which, being a giant corporation, they won’t).

    • saucyloggins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      But you don’t understand! It’s not straightforward!

      They totally care about the employees there. It’s definitely not about the profit they made that had them paying 33m in taxes to Russia last year.

      I’m sure they offered to relocate the employees and not you know, just leave them working in the country to get conscripted.

    • Gregorech@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 years ago

      With the absolute shitshow that the Ruble is I don’t see how staying in the country and doing business could be profitable.

      • gosling@lemmy.worldEnglish
        292·
        2 years ago

        With Wagner’s exile to Belarus, Unilever could be Putin’s next PMC if their employees do well enough on the battlefield. Maybe that’s where they think the real profit will start coming in /s