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The answer is smarmy and disingenuous for sure. With that said they appear to be paying people 4.5x more money than they had been making before, so it’s hard t
by CPLX 8y ago
The answer is smarmy and disingenuous for sure.
With that said they appear to be paying people 4.5x more money than they had been making before, so it’s hard to get mad at them.
I’m sure they’re in it for money and glory too but bringing modern employment prospects to Sub Saharan African slums is hard and it’s a lot easier to snipe from a distance.
- iguy 8y agoIn fairness to the article, it's quite clear about this: "Samasource targets those currently earning around $2 a day, or less, in the so-called informal economy of odd - or dangerous - jobs. Samasource instead provides a living wage of around $9 a day." Only after that do we get the dubious justifications. And the guy they're interviewing probably spends an unhealthy amount of time hanging out in NGO circles, where I'm sure this kind of thing goes down much more smoothly than mutually beneficial exchange.
- ejanus 8y agoAt 9USD/per that's pretty good