Sep 19, 2022 10:11:01 PM by Fathur S
I have worked with a canadian company but my salary is the longest due to retribution reasons, is it like that? by the way, I'm from Indonesia
Sep 20, 2022 12:55:44 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Fathur,
Could you please elaborate on this? I checked your account and found no active contract. Kindly provide us with more details and we'll be here to assist you.
Sep 20, 2022 06:34:12 AM by Fathur S
I communicated with them via telegram but when they wanted to give me a salary they said I had to pay the administration because of the international levy
Sep 20, 2022 08:26:36 AM by Nikola S
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