Dear all, Apologies for resurrecting this old thread. The discussion about cryptocurrency is interesting, but it is not what caught my eye on (belatedly) reading this announcement.
I am more concerned about Bitencourt-Emilio's previous job as an executive at Rappi. Rappi is charitably—some might say euphemistically—described in the WMF's official announcement as a company "focused on serving consumers in Latin America". In reality, it is a courier service that relies on the exploitation of underpaid, precariously employed workers,[1][2] implicated in dangerously neglecting their employees health and safety,[3] profiteering from the Venezuelan refugee crisis,[4] and using child labour.[5] Our new trustee was one of the leaders of this organisation; is this really the kind of experience we want to bring to the movement? And a question for Dariusz: you've said Bitencourt-Emilio's involvement in cryptocurrency was "not a factor" in his selection. Surely the committee considered not just what experience candidates had that the Board could use, but experience that might mean they're *not* a good fit? I.e., working for Reddit is all well and good, but I wouldn't immediately think of a career in real estate speculation, fintech, and the gig economy as good preparation for stewarding our movement for **free** knowledge. Am I just out of touch? Did the committee discuss these issues at all? Best wishes, Joe [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10714839.2019.1650485 [2] https://www.solidaritycenter.org/colombia-gig-economy-workers-wage-country-wide-protest-for-rights/ [3] https://contxto.com/en/argentina/buenos-aires-suspends-rappi-glovo-and-pedidosya-for-safety-infractions/ [4] https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190701-the-gig-economy-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-migrant-workers [5] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-trafficking-apps-rappi-trfn-idUSKBN2A92RE _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/JJ2KKL2AOATNLYHJKFDFLQRTOJUIMGZW/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
