After 20 Facebook subcontractors demanded better working conditions, they were told to accept a counter-offer from their company by Friday afternoon – or lose their jobs. The dispute concerns a group of research assistants and a program coordinator who work for Filter Digital, a subcontractor at Facebook Reality Labs. Joe Melanson, the CEO of Filter Digital, said by email that the company would provide “additional facts within 24 hours”. “We highly value our relationship with our employees.”After publication of this article, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company had intervened with Filter Digital. In their statement, the Filter employees thanked Facebook FTEs for their support.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2018 01:52 UTC