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Internet work dilemma: ‘Easy’ online digital revenue streams yield measly earnings

Platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, in opening the gates to international talent, still favour workers from developed nations.

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By  Peter Kariithi

Project Digitisation, Research, and Technology Lead

USIU-Africa

Is the digital economy through remote jobs a gateway of opportunity or an illusion for global workers?

Like thousands of Kenyans, I lost my job a few months ago when the new administration came into power in the US and ceased grant funding and terminating thousands of contracts.

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