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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Lola García-Ajofrín

Conned, exploited, trapped: Romania’s new flock of Asian delivery riders

Thousands of Sri Lankans work in Romania, among them many delivery riders [Lola Garcia Ajofrin/Al Jazeera]

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.

Bucharest, Romania – For six months, Douglas* worked hard at a Bucharest restaurant, cooking more than 200 hamburgers a day in the kitchen.

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