South African women have warned of Russian viral jobs

The South African government warns young women not to fall into the reasons for recruiting social media to promote employment possibilities abroad.

This occurs as a number of online videos by influencers of South African social media, publicity jobs for young women in Russia have become viral.

The authorities are investigating a promotional video of the Cyan Boujee influence, which has now been removed from his account. She describes a two -year “start -up program” for young women at the start of their careers who wish to acquire professional skills.

A large number of young South Africans are unemployed and many are desperate for work.

In Boujee’s video – Tatarstan shot in Russia – viewers are shown in the accommodation in which recruits will remain.

The influencer, whose real name is Honor Zuma, describes the program as a “new fresh start” adding that “apparently girls are treated fairly here – Africans, Asian, Latin American”.

Boujee, which has 1.7 million followers from Tiktok, also explains that those hired will receive jobs and will learn to speak Russian.

We do not know in which professions young women will work with, but the program announced women aged 18 to 22.

There is no suggestion that Boujee did something illegal and that she did not respond directly to the criticisms that she faced this weekend. One of her most recent Instagram messages is watching her on an airplane, drinking champagne and says: “The legs stretched, champagne flowed, the drama ignored.”

The South African government is “extremely worried” about the tendency of influencers used to promote jobs abroad, according to the head of the country of public diplomacy Clayson Monyela.

In a post X, he warned young people, especially girls, “not to fall into unbearable foreign job offers”, some promoted on social networks.

“If something seems too beautiful to be true, get a 2nd opinion,” he wrote.

There have been allegations that some of the people recruited to work at Tatarstan ended up working in an arms factory, making drones that have been used in the Russian war in Ukraine.

One of the main recruiters is a special economic area in Tatarstan, where these weapons would be produced.

A report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime published in May examined the recruitment of people for the “Start” program.

He said that “potential recruits are encouraged to participate in false claims concerning the nature of work, working conditions and education opportunities”, adding that the objective is to support the “drone production program”.

Most work “directly in drone production, while others work as support staff – cleaners and caterers”.