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Idol contracts get read in public as labor documents, not fine print

The Guardian, Nov 5 · read the original

A K-pop label's revealed contract terms, including no stated right to sleep or free choice and no explicit child-labor protections, draw coverage that treats a band's paperwork as a labor-rights document rather than private band business.

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