Hi Guido,
I want to say that you are kind to bring topics like this. This is motivating, helping the community, and showing a great example as a leader.
These political problems are very difficult and outside of our scope of direct influence.
Indirectly, we could
a) Make ourselves aware that such kind of exploitation exists, and try to be sympathetic when we hear about this.
b) List the companies that do such such exploitation, and refuse business with them. This is the most effective way of putting pressure.
c) Refuse sponsorship from companies if they want to benefit from the popularity of Python.
The GitHub list has already done a good job to start spreading this awareness.
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Senthil