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Slaves of the Cyberworld

It goes by many names-digital outsourcing, micropayment, or an assortment of other harmless monikers. But when the hungry and desperate supply round-the-clock online labor for pennies or nothing, the term "slavery" starts to gain validity. This program examines the issue on a global level...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Java (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c2007.
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1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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