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Burbuqe standing in the doorway of the hotel where she used to work.

« That was very difficult for me. We had to, we were working from 7.30, 8:00 o’clock in the morning till 4:00 o’clock in the evening. Nonstop. Not that somebody told us to or controlled us, rather, I don’t know. From a sense of honesty. In order to get a job and always have a job, in order to show that we are conscientious workers, and never to be without a job. So we worked nonstop. »

Stavros (46, Albania )

« Here I’ve worked harder. In Bulgaria I haven’t worked so much! The truth is that here I learned how you should work and…what work means. […] Because if you go to another country and you’re a foreigner, you have to put more effort into your job for others to see that you’re working. We all know that’s how things work. »

Stoyanka (29, Bulgaria )

Work, work, work

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