Ed Stackhouse, an “appraiser” hired by Google’s contractor Appen, said he and his colleagues “earned some of the lowest salaries in the United States.” It is worth noting that Google itself does not determine the amount of wages for employees of its contractors.
People like Ed help Google “categorize information to improve search engines.” Stackhouse is sometimes forced to view material that contains violence or pornography. “I’ve watched child pornography twice in my 10 years, but thankfully it’s such a rare occurrence. I would quit,” Ed said.
He is currently a member of the Alphabet Workers Union, which requires appraisers “who receive a miserable wage without any benefits” to be treated with “the same dignity, respect and fairness” as other Googlers.
Source: Ferra
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