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By Lesley Stahl, Aliza Chasan, Shachar Bar-On, Jinsol Jung

Being overworked, underpaid, and ill-treated is not what Kenyan workers had in mind when they were lured by U.S. companies with jobs in AI.

Kenyan civil rights activist Nerima Wako-Ojiwa said the workers’ desperation, in a country with high unemployment, led to a culture of exploitation with unfair wages and no job security.

Photo courtesy of Kojo Kwarteng.