20.11.23
Big Tech
Harsh targets and distressing content have left mental scars on a global workforce of content moderators
06.11.23
Our Impact
House of Lords report cites TBIJ investigation that revealed seasonal workers faced abuse, threats of deportation, wage theft and racism
26.10.23
Trapped in work
The government has confirmed it will not publish a promised review despite calls from non-profits, academics and its own independent inspector
22.10.23
Inspectors heard hundreds of allegations of threats, wage theft, racism and appalling conditions from seasonal workers at farms across the UK, but nothing was done
28.06.23
The lawsuit cited TBIJ reporting about the traumatic content Teleperformance workers in Colombia were exposed to when working as TikTok moderators
23.06.23
Three workers featured in TBIJ investigations gave evidence of their mistreatment to the House of Lords horticultural sector committee
19.04.23
Outsourcing giant’s deal comes after TBIJ investigation into working conditions faced by company's TikTok moderators
13.04.23
Forced to share beds and live in freezing caravans with leaking ceilings, all while paying more per square foot than for a flat in London – migrant farm workers reveal their shocking, squalid living c...
05.04.23
Farm workers are having hundreds of pounds unlawfully deducted from their payslips, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News has found.
27.03.23
Migrants on the UK’s rapidly expanding farmworker visa scheme face systematic bullying, abuse and growing debt
14.02.23
Remote workers are being paid a pittance to play fictional women messaging men who sign up for sex-chat services
21.11.22
How low-paid employees in India and Costa Rica power the system used to monitor warehouse workers
20.10.22
Moderators told the Bureau they faced inadequate psychological support to deal with the endless stream of disturbing content and had to work to gruelling performance targets
07.10.22
Big Tobacco
Reynolds American has pumped a thousands of dollars into the campaigns of a local politician with anti-union agenda
27.05.22
Labourers from Nepal say they paid third-party agencies as much as £3,000 to secure six-month job
04.02.22
Unearthing facts, uncovering wrongdoing, collaboration and meaningful storytelling made the Bureau’s journalism more impactful than ever in 2021
13.07.21
Is Work Working?
Many councils have pledged to pay higher rates for home care, but the Bureau has analysed thousands of job adverts and care contracts and found jobs across Britain paid less than the living wage
Caring can be fulfilling work, and it’s an important job, but the stress caught up with me, says Kiri Williams
25.03.21
An analysis of hundreds of riders’ invoices shows many riders’ earnings per session falling short of minimum wage levels
18.02.21
Almost a million people in the UK depend on outsourced agencies for work, and are left with little hope of justice if something goes wrong
