‘Someone else will do it for less’: Refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay
Digital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Photograph: Thabit Radjabu/The GuardianView image in fullscreenDigital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. She then used the translation to search for existing versions and find information about its translator, author and Christian denomination.
- ▪Digital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
- ▪Photograph: Thabit Radjabu/The GuardianView image in fullscreenDigital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
- ▪She then used the translation to search for existing versions and find information about its translator, author and Christian denomination.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — Tech |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/oct/08/ai-gig-work-refugees-kenya |
| Publication time | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:15 GMT |
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Digital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Photograph: Thabit Radjabu/The GuardianView image in fullscreenDigital freelancers work at the Generation Aid center at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Photograph: Thabit Radjabu/The GuardianReworkedKenya‘Someone else will do it for less’: Refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling payRefugee gig workers for tech companies don’t know how much they’ll be paid – if AI hasn’t already taken their jobsSupported byAbout this contentClaire WilmotThu 8 Oct 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 05.01…
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