'I pay them $2.50 per hour and they take a LOT off my plate': Inside the exploitative world of virtual assistants

Jan 5 2023 by Business Insider

 
Many small business owners in Western countries are outsourcing tasks to "virtual assistants" in developing countries like the Philippines, paying them pennies on the dollar compared with what they'd pay for a local assistant.

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