PH ‘digital sweatshops’ stress ethical concerns, worker rights violations

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The exploitation of the Filipino workforce in the booming artificial intelligence sector through “digital sweatshops” used by so-called micro-tasking platforms

But the entry of AI into the workplace is “inevitable” and Filipinos have no choice but to adopt it — not to dictate nor replace manpower, but to be a tool for humans to be productive, the Department of Labor and Employment said in a statement.

In a statement, DOLE said both employers and employees must learn to accept that AI will eventually impact the labor force. It described sweatshops “as small factories where workers work extremely long hours for very low wages under poor, often illegal, conditions.” Data annotation is an “informal sector,” said DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy, and “regulatory protective mechanisms are not there.”

In particular, they signed a joint department order for the accreditation guidelines of garment industry firms that would highlight the country’s compliance with global labor standards.

 

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