Kenya: Alleged poor working conditions at Facebook's contractor, incl. unfair dismissal, intimidation & denial of freedom of expression; companies comment
摘要
日期: 2023年2月14日
地点: 肯尼亚
企业
Sama - Supplier , Meta (formerly Facebook) - Client受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 埃塞俄比亚 , 互联网公司 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )议题
Occupational Health & Safety , Dismissal , 剥夺言论自由 , 疾病 , 心理健康 , 药物可及性 , Poverty Wages , Right to Unionisation , 恐吓和威胁 , 信息获取回应
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后续行动: Sama denied any strike or labour action was taking place and said "We value our employees and are proud of the long-standing work we have done to create an ethical AI supply chain" in a statement. Facebook also provided a statement in response to TIME.
信息来源: News outlet
"Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop"
...Here in Nairobi, Sama employees who speak at least 11 African languages between them toil day and night, working as outsourced Facebook content moderators: the emergency first responders of social media. They perform the brutal task of viewing and removing illegal or banned content from Facebook before it is seen by the average user...Despite their importance to Facebook, the workers in this Nairobi office are among the lowest-paid workers for the platform anywhere in the world, with some of them taking home as little as $1.50 per hour, a TIME investigation found. The testimonies of Sama employees reveal a workplace culture characterized by mental trauma, intimidation, and alleged suppression of the right to unionize. The revelations raise serious questions about whether Facebook—which periodically sends its own employees to Nairobi to monitor Sama’s operations—is exploiting the very people upon whom it is depending to ensure its platform is safe in Ethiopia and across the continent...
Shriram Natarajan, the head of Sama’s Nairobi office, said in an emailed statement. “We exist to provide ethical AI to our global customers and we are proud of the role our employees play in building new online experiences and cleaning up the internet. It’s a tough job and it’s why we invest heavily in training, personal development, wellness programs, and competitive salaries.”... In response to a detailed set of questions for this story, a spokesperson for Facebook’s parent company Meta said: “We take our responsibility to the people who review content for Meta seriously and require our partners to provide industry-leading pay, benefits and support. We also encourage content reviewers to raise issues when they become aware of them and regularly conduct independent audits to ensure our partners are meeting the high standards we expect of them.”