In 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 econom

In 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.