Requesters set the pay rate they see fit; the majority pay under a dime, a minority can earn you a few dollars. Ethically, researchers can’t coerce participants into joining a research study; compensation of some form is common, but guidelines on what constitutes fair, ethical payment vary. Like most in the gig economy, Turkers are independent contractors and therefore excluded from employment protections — including minimum-wage standards. At that time, it was fairly lucrative; using scripts — tools that help perform MTurk work faster — Milland says she was able to pull in around $66,000 a year. That’s horrifying.”Much of the work on MTurk, Milland says, would in the past have been performed by contractors hired by tech companies.

Source: thestar December 03, 2019 10:06 UTC