In a recent development world's number one freelance website oDesk.com has made a very important announcement, setting a minimum hourly wage at $3/hour. Given below is the exact text of the news which appeared some time on 12th November 2014.
"Reminder: Beginning November 15, 2014, a minimum rate of $3.00/hour is required for all new hourly contracts. Your current contracts can continue at their existing rate. Learn more."
A screenshot of the announcement as seen on the writer's profile is give below.
I strongly believe that this is a very good initiative, and it will help a lot of low paid freelancers get a better lifestyle and better equipment in order to continue providing high quality services.
In the past a lot of clients were paying people as low as $1/hour, which is IMHO an inhuman act.
Freelancers from poor countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, and even Pakistan would agree to work on the lowest possible rates thinking that "something is better than nothing".
What is the minimum hourly rate on oDesk?
Minimum hourly rate on oDesk is $3 per hour.
In recent times oDesk has been scrutinizing freelancer profiles, and making life difficult for people running fake profiles or providing low quality services through the website. The freelancer community has been moaned and groaned but it couldn't do anything, end of the day oDesk has listened and drawn clear boundary around minimum wages which is a huge favor for the freelancers.
Hopefully oDesk will keep up the good work under the now not so new leadership of Fabio Rossati.
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