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Indian Workers Forced to Wear AI Cameras, Privacy Breached

6/24/2026

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Indian garment factories make workers wear cameras that record tasks for AI.
Lalita earns $200 a month, whereas U.S. firms pay $30 an hour for the data, one-sixth of Indian wages.
Labellerr AI founder Puneet Jindal says India provides 35% of data annotation, with 60% of its revenue coming from U.S. clients.
Researcher Geeta Thatra warns the cameras invade privacy, record women in washrooms, and refusal can cost workers jobs.

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Story summary

Indian garment factories make workers wear cameras that record tasks for AI.
Lalita earns $200 a month, whereas U.S. firms pay $30 an hour for the data, one-sixth of Indian wages.
Labellerr AI founder Puneet Jindal says India provides 35% of data annotation, with 60% of its revenue coming from U.S. clients.
Researcher Geeta Thatra warns the cameras invade privacy, record women in washrooms, and refusal can cost workers jobs.