Many friends from Latin America work via Upwork, but they barely make enough for a living as they charge around 30% commission (end-to-end). I would rather look

Many friends from Latin America work via Upwork, but they barely make enough for a living as they charge around 30% commission (end-to-end). I would rather look for companies that focus on remote work. For example, I have a Mexican friend working remotely from SF at www.lionmint.com/en. It's a german IT consultancy that focuses on digital platform development. He told me they pay great rates and have top-notch projects.