Because their better option is to not take these jobs in the first place. The reason co.panies do it is because they can institute the policy and people will still work for them. When they can’t staff their business, they’re forced to either drop the policy or go out of business.

An indentured servant has to agree to a term of indenture by signing a legal paper. People don’t pay attention to what they put their name to. They should.

Further, a class action civil suit against these companies would also get more traction than marching in the streets. If employees win the suit, a decent punitive award and the precedent it sets will deter other companies from playing the same game far more than matches will.