Starting mid-next year, Facebook will raise the minimum wage for its contract workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Washington D.C. to $20 per hour while $18 per hour in Seattle.
Facebook is taking steps to ensure the well-being and resilience of content reviewers
Gale and Chandra added that the social media giant recognized the critical work of content reviewers in keeping the Facebook community safe, which is often difficult.
The social media giant decided to increase their wages even higher—$22 per hour to content reviewers living in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Washington D.C., $20 for those located in Seattle, and $18 per hour in all other metro areas in the United States.
Additionally, Facebook is giving content reviewers comprehensive health care benefits, access to trained professionals for individual and group counseling onsite, and other new programs to ensure their well-being and resilience.
Furthermore, the social media giant is working on implementing measures to improve accountability across its global operations. Some of these measures include formal audits, unannounced onsite checks, and vendor partner self-reporting.
