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Research Puts Migrant Fishers at the Center of a Deadly Labor System

A new study uses the death of an Indonesian fisher aboard a Taiwanese vessel to expose the dangers migrant workers face in isolated and weakly regulated fishing operations.

Key Takeaways

Researchers spotlight the 2019 death of 22-year-old Indonesian fisherman Sugiama aboard a Taiwanese vessel.
The source says he died after an 18-hour shift and an asthma attack while far from land.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via phys.org

African Gig Workers Unknowingly Helped Train U.S. Military AI Systems

An investigation reveals that gig workers in Africa hired through the data-labeling platform Appen were unknowingly annotating data used to train AI systems for the U.S. military. The workers, paid a fraction of Western wages, had no idea their labeling work was feeding into defense and intelligence applications.

Key Takeaways

African gig workers hired through Appen unknowingly labeled data for U.S. military AI systems
Workers were paid a fraction of Western wages with no knowledge of the military application

DT Editorial Team·Feb 26, 2026·5 min read·via restofworld.org