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Internet work or slave labor

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 28 Jan 18

I just read an article entitled “ The internet is enabling a new kind of poorly paid hell” It talks about companies like CrowdFlower, Clickworker, Toluna, and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk among others and says they are largely...

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I'd Rather Pay More Than Support Slave Labour.

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 27 Apr 13

I don't know if this story hit the USA, but it would not surprise me if it did. A factory in Bangladesh collapsed the other day. What hits home about this particular incident, even though it's only one of many that have occurred...

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Do you feel like the work you are doing online can be compared to slave labor?

Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9460) • United States 6 Jun 12

I was watching one of the tv judge programs yesterday. The judge made a comment that the people who get in trouble and go to jail basically are volunteering for slave labor. Since they will only be making cents/hr. Do you feel...

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