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Principle 1: Fair Pay

Ensures workers earn at least the local minimum wage after costs (one point)

Ensures workers earn at least a local living wage after costs (one additional point)
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Principle 2: Fair Conditions

Mitigates task-specific risks (one point)
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Ensures safe working conditions and a safety net (one additional point)

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Principle 3: Fair Contracts

Provides clear and transparent terms and conditions (one point)
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Ensures that no unfair contract terms are imposed (one additional point)

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Principle 4: Fair Management

Provides due process for decisions affecting workers (one point)
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Provides equity in the management process (one additional point)

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Principle 5: Fair Representation

Assures freedom of association and the expression of worker voice (one point)
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Supports democratic governance (one additional point)

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Notes

The Fairwork Scoring System entails that each Fairwork Principle is divided into two thresholds. Accordingly, for each Principle, the scoring system allows a first point to be awarded corresponding to the first threshold, and an additional second point to be awarded corresponding to the second threshold. The second point under each Principle can only be awarded if the first point for that Principle has been awarded.

An explanation of how we assess platforms against these principles and the information and evidence that we gather and analyse when we make our assessment can be found here.

The above scores should be read in conjunction with these explanatory notes.

Platforms are awarded a point where there is verifiable evidence to demonstrate that the platform has achieved the relevant threshold. A blank score therefore means that there was no verifiable evidence to award a point.

A platform can therefore receive a maximum Fairwork Score of ten points.

Fairwork scores are updated on a yearly basis.

An explanation of the conditions that need to be met for a threshold to be achieved can be found here.


1.1

Pays its workers at or above the minimum wage, which in 2022 was EGP 2,400 per month (USD 80.22) or EGP 554 per week (USD 18.52) for a six-day work week.
1.2

Pays its workers a living wage, currently assessed as EGP 5045 per month (USD 168.66), or EGP 1164 per week (USD 38.91) for 2022.68.
2.1

Ensures that its workers are compensated for cancelled sessions. It also provides a detailed training manual and kit. The platform has also incorporated a communication channel between the tutors and management in case an issue arises with students or their parents on the job.
3.1

Has clear and accessible terms and conditions. They are made available in Arabic and abide by local laws.
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Could evidence an effective communication channel between the worker and the platform, as well as a documented process to appeal decisions affecting workers.
5.1

Provided initiatives encouraging tutors to participate and engage in a Facebook group where they can raise concerns, carry out discussions with colleagues and create

polls. It also added a tutor as an administrator in the group, and announced that the workers can freely and anonymously reach out to this group admin about any concerns without any fear of repercussions. The platform moreover posted a statement on its website and tutor’s kit declaring its willingness to recognize an independent body for freelancers once it comes into existence.
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Principle 1: Fair Pay

Ensures workers earn at least the local minimum wage after costs (one point)

Ensures workers earn at least a local living wage after costs (one additional point)
2
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Principle 2: Fair Conditions

Mitigates task-specific risks (one point)
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Provides a safety net (one additional point)

1
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Principle 3: Fair Contracts

Provides clear and transparent terms and conditions (one point)
Ring

Ensures that no unfair contract terms are imposed (one additional point)

1
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Principle 4: Fair Management

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Provides due process for decisions affecting workers (one point)

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Provides equity in the management process (one additional point)

Ring
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Principle 5: Fair Representation

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Assures freedom of association and the expression of collective worker voice (one point)

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Supports democratic governance (one additional point)

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Notes

The Fairwork Scoring System entails that each Fairwork Principle is divided into two thresholds. Accordingly, for each Principle, the scoring system allows a first point to be awarded corresponding to the first threshold, and an additional second point to be awarded corresponding to the second threshold. The second point under each Principle can only be awarded if the first point for that Principle has been awarded.

An explanation of how we assess platforms against these principles and the information and evidence that we gather and analyse when we make our assessment can be found here.

The above scores should be read in conjunction with these explanatory notes.

Platforms are awarded a point where there is verifiable evidence to demonstrate that the platform has achieved the relevant threshold. A blank score therefore means that there was no verifiable evidence to award a point.

A platform can therefore receive a maximum Fairwork Score of ten points.

Fairwork scores are updated on a yearly basis.

An explanation of the conditions that need to be met for a threshold to be achieved can be found here.


1.1

Workers are paid at least the hourly national minimum wage after costs. Hourly rates are listed on the platform’s website.
1.2

The aforementioned minimum hourly rate guarantees workers the local living wage after costs.
2.1

There is a documented policy to protect workers from task-specific risks, in addition to an appropriate Covid-19 response. The platform also included a data protection policy in the local language after discussions with the Fairwork team.
3.1

The contract and terms and conditions are clear, transparent and accessible to the worker, and the law that applies is that of the country where the worker works.