US EditionNews24 | Russia’s Push to Recruit South African Women Triggers Probe
More than 90% of recruited women at the Alabuga factory in Tatarstan assemble drones used in the Ukraine conflict, prompting South African government and international probes.
- South Africa has opened an investigation into Russian companies, including Alabuga, for allegedly recruiting young women under false pretenses, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said.
- Faced with severe labor gaps, Russia is expanding the Alabuga factory in Tatarstan, which produces 200 Shahed drones monthly, and building housing for 41,000 workers while recruiting abroad.
- Interviews and investigations reveal that six recruited young African women told The Associated Press they were deceived into drone assembly at Alabuga, while the Institute for Science and International Security found over 90% of participants face similar assignments.
- South African officials in Pretoria may summon Russian diplomats as investigations continue into Alabuga and other Russian companies, with no credible evidence yet found, complicating ties within the BRICS association.
- Recruitment via BRICS adverts and influencers shows the BRICS Women's Business Alliance signed in May to supply Etalonstroi Ural and Alabuga with 5,600 workers next year, amid South Africa's broader trade reorientation and market context.
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Russia's companies have expanded their campaigns and are now targeting young women from South Africa. But what does women expect at the destination?
South Africa Probes Russia's Recruitment of Young Women for Drone Assembly – Bloomberg
South Africa has started investigating Russian companies’ widening recruitment of young women from African countries to manufacture drones, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter.
Russian companies are expanding their campaign to find young women from Africa to fill the labor shortage. This raises fears that some of them could be used for military purposes against Ukraine.
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