Sounds like slavery to me.
>>Sounds like slavery to me.<<
I don’t know if the premise was accurate, but that was the basis for the (very good) TV show “Northern Exposure.” A guy gets his med school paid but has to be a doctor in a city in Alaska.
I think in this case it is a loan that you repay by staying or repaying. Prepaid employment.
Something of value was offered and given so this is just a contract.