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Interpol Investigates Alabuga Start for Human Trafficking Claims

4/27/2025

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Interpol is probing Alabuga Start in Botswana over possible human trafficking tied to its controversial work-study program in Russia, which recruits women for drone production. Since 2022, around 350 women from over 40 countries have joined, facing alarming reports of poor working conditions and meager wages, igniting fears of exploitation in the military manufacturing sector.

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Interpol is probing Alabuga Start in Botswana over possible human trafficking tied to its controversial work-study program in Russia, which recruits women for drone production. Since 2022, around 350 women from over 40 countries have joined, facing alarming reports of poor working conditions and meager wages, igniting fears of exploitation in the military manufacturing sector.