Microwork and Impact Sourcing for Youth Employment | UNICEF Global Development Commons

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Academic Publication

Authors:

Lis Meyers

Branka Minic

Linda Raftree

Tanya Hurst

Source:

Global Center for Youth Employment

Contributor:

kkimura

Publication Year:

2017

May 18, 2020

Innovation for Children and Youth

Technology and the Digital World

Youth Employment

Sustainable Development Goals: 8, 9, 16

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

The Nexus of Microwork and Impact Sourcing Implications For Youth Employment

The Global Center for Youth Employment and its members Banyan Global and Future Work Consulting conducted a study of successful online outsourcing service providers to develop a comprehensive analysis, map current trends, challenges, and success factors surrounding the implementation of microwork. The report includes interviews with Microsoft, Pinterest, Ebay, Getty Images, Samasource, Digital Divide Data, Daiprom, Rockefeller Foundation, MasterCard Foundation among others, and insights from site visits to microwork centers in East Africa.

GCYE_Youth Employment_Microwork and Impact Sourcing_2017 pdf (1.88 MB)

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