Contractors who moderate Facebook content in Dublin have reportedly complained about poor operating conditions, which they say may increase their chances of contracting the coronavirus.
The moderators, hired through covalen’s professional facilities, stated online forums that they were not allowed to paint from home and that they could not physically go to the workplace with so many colleagues, according to the British newspaper The Sunday Times.
Staff also asked why the workplace remained open after two of his colleagues tested positive for coronavirus, the Sunday Times reported. Employees said they were first told that construction would close for 72 hours if there was a positive case of Covid-19, however, in this case they only moved to another ground for deep cleaning.
In an interview with CNN Business, Facebook said that since hitting the pandemic, it has allowed “an overwhelming majority” of its critics to see paintings from home.
“But because some of the most sensitive content is reviewed at home, we’ve begun to allow reviewers to return to some of our sites, as government guidelines allow,” said one spokesman, adding that the company prioritized employee suitability and protection.
Covalen told CNN Business that he had “many fitness and protection procedures,” which come with a strict physical distance, staggered shifts to allow for complete and normal cleaning of offices and other affected areas.
If a worker reports Covid-19 symptoms or has been in close contact with a worker who tested positive, “you are informed, sent remotely on site, have personal transportation to return home, and are asked to touch your family doctor,” he said in a statement. “We also move to and from the so workers don’t want to take public transport. “
The company added that it had a 72-hour workplace completion policy if a Covid case was detected in March while it was operating at full capacity. “When we reopened [after the blockade was lifted] with a particularly small capacity, please follow our procedures to reflect that. “
Facebook content moderators are guilty of tracking incorrect information and graphics, such as violence, animal abuse, and child pornography.
This is not the first time that other people whose task requires them to view such content on Facebook have spoken out about the difficult conditions of execution.
Two surveys conducted through The Verge last year found that staff at content moderation sites in the United States were underpaid, forced to paint on dirty paint stations and showed little emotion despite the nature of the paintings they were making.
A non-profit Avaaz report last week that disinformation providers had controlled to evade Facebook’s human and automated content review systems, raising questions about preparing the platform for a possible wave of incorrect information before the U. S. presidential election.
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