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Jobech taxonomy v2. Please give us feedback. Because it matters.
Over the last few months, we’ve been working with the ILO’s Systems Change Initiative, the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment, and over 40 other stakeholders in the jobtech space to develop a revised, more sophisticated version of our jobtech taxonomy. We now have a...
Blanket condemnation of Africa’s microwork industry could hurt it more than grow it: unpacking a recent critique
By Gituku Ngene This article unpacks the issues raised in the Time Magazine article 'Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop'. Earlier this year, Time Magazine investigated the operations of Meta's partner, Sama, once again putting the spotlight on Africa's nascent but...
Cross-post: Fairwork report assesses quality of jobtech work in Kenya
By Caroline Omware Platform work has grown significantly thanks to technological advancements. Platform work is now one of the many ways through which people make a livelihood. Kenya is at the intersection of a large informal sector, a youthful and unemployed majority...
What does the advent of cryptocurrency mean for the thousands of Kenyans completing digital work?
By Gituku Ngene When Frida Mwangi set out to pursue digital work in 2015, she was one of thousands of young Kenyans that were turning to the unexplored world of digital work. While this presented unchartered waters for workers like Frida, the local economy presented...