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Global South Data Workers Expose 20-Hour Shifts Processing Graphic Content as Labor Organizing Spreads Across Kenya, Colombia, and Ghana

Global South Data Workers Expose 20-Hour Shifts Processing Graphic Content as Labor Organizing Spreads Across Kenya, Colombia, and Ghana

Oct 08, 2025
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Data workers across Kenya, Colombia, and Ghana expose brutal 20-hour shifts processing thousands of graphic content cases daily, sparking widespread labor organizing and lawsuits against exploitative outsourcing practices that hide company identities while causing severe PTSD and depression among an estimated 150-430 million global workers.