New commentary! Speaking to @theguardian.com, @geoplace.bsky.social @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk discusses how AI is changing digital work for refugees in Kenya, with discretionary ‘rewards’ replacing guaranteed wages. Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/t…
- The International Trade Centre estimates transcription, data-entry, translation and web-research jobs for Kenyan refugees have declined by about 50% since 2022.
- RWS-owned platform AOP Connect pays contributors through discretionary 'rewards' of up to $500 from a shared pool of $9,000, with no guaranteed wages.
- Scale AI's subsidiary Remotasks closed Kenya operations in 2024, cutting a 500–1,000 shilling ($3–$6) daily pay band for annotators.