7 Mar 2024
‘He had no idea he was being sent to a war zone’: the Indian and Nepali men on frontlines in Ukraine
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Mar 2024
Location: Russia
Companies
YouTube (part of Alphabet) - Other Value Chain Entity , Alphabet - Parent CompanyAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - India , Military/defence , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Access to Information , Occupational Health & Safety , Contract Substitution , DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
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Action taken: Google did not respond to the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Mar 2024
Location: Russia
Other
Not Reported ( Technology: Information, communication and social media platforms ) - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Military/defence , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Access to Information , Contract Substitution , Occupational Health & Safety , Retention of identity documents , Restricted mobility , InjuriesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Google did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Mar 2024
Location: Russia
Companies
YouTube (part of Alphabet) - Other Value Chain Entity , Alphabet - Parent CompanyOther
Not Reported ( Recruitment agencies ) - RecruiterAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Military/defence , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Contract Substitution , Access to Information , Injuries , Occupational Health & Safety , Restricted mobility , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Google did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
… Lured by a recruitment video he had seen on YouTube, the 23-year-old had thought he was going for a secure security job far from the war in Ukraine. But…he was instead sent to a month-long military training camp and then taken to the frontlines, where he was made to dig trenches, carry ammunition and operate rifles and machine guns…
The call that came days later shattered his father’s heart: Mangukiya had died in a missile strike somewhere in Ukraine…
…paying an agent he met through YouTube 300,000 rupees (£3,000) as an advance on his pay. But instead, his family says, he was sent on to a military training camp in Russia paying an agent he met through YouTube 300,000 rupees (£3,000) as an advance on his pay. But instead, his family says, he was sent on to a military training camp in Russia…
… several cited a YouTube channel, Baba Vlogs, which is run by Faisal Khan – an Indian recruiter operating out of Dubai – as the platform that had duped them…
Khan told the Guardian that he had sent 26 Indians to Russia before claiming he realised that he had been “misled” by a Russian intermediary about the nature of the job…