Workaway should be illegal
I just discovered Workaway and went down the rabbit hole. If you don't know what Workaway is, it's basically a platform where you can sign up to do free labor i.e. "volunteering" in exchange for shelter, food, and "cultural exchange."
I'm happy for everyone who had positive experiences. Sometimes exploitation doesn't feel like exploitation to the victim.
In my opinion, what workaway actually is, is a means to get teenagers to do free labor in exchange for zero pay.
What it actually is, is a means to get young people in a vulnerable and compromising position where they are dependent on you for shelter and food - and discouraged from reporting incidents of abuse.
Workaway is just another crap outcome of late stage capitalism, where being an unpaid servant trapped in someone's house with no income is considered a "stimulating cultural experience."