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‘Someone else will do it for less’: refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay.

Guardian TechnologyAnalysis or commentary··Updated 5d ago
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Refugee gig workers in Kenya's Kakuma camp do data and tech work for companies without knowing their pay, and some have lost work to AI.

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Refugee gig workers in Kenya's Kakuma camp do tech work for companies without knowing their pay, and some have lost work to AI.

Why it matters: It highlights how AI is displacing low-paid data and translation work performed by refugees.

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Refugee gig workers in Kenya power tech for dwindling pay

‘Someone else will do it for less’: refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay
Guardian AI · 08 Oct 2026, 09:00

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