[Ssc-dev] another potential partner

Fri Mar 9 13:58:10 EST 2012

I think the idea would be to use this as an opportunity to "library-ize" a lot of the Informa code, so that people can easily mix and match into various meta data evidence apps.  This particular remixed app would use the meta data harvesting and the PGP signing stuff for sure, and perhaps even it'll make sense to use the camera.  Like instead of just clicking a button to represent starting and stopping work, the users would point the camera at themselves and take a little video staying "its 8am and i'm starting work in this field".

Hopefully we get the grant, I'll be a great opportunity to have a hands on test of the app.

.hc

On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Harlo Holmes wrote:

> I think that's really heartening news.  It doesn't appear to have a visual media focus like InformaCam, but if she could definitely benefit from looking at our codebase for how we gather some of those datapoints in the app.
> 
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:
> 
> I forgot to ask, do we have any grant materials that we can send her to help in her effort?
> 
> .hc
> 
> On Mar 9, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I just chatted with Rebecca, my friend who works at Georgia Legal Services Program, they want to apply for a grant to develop a version of InformaCam for gathering evidence from farmworkers and run an actual deployment.  The core idea is for farmworkers to clock hours and in which fields they worked (GPS, etc.), since they are often bussed around from field to field, with contact only with a labor manager, and don't even know the farmer for whom they are working.
> >
> >
> > Here's the grant they are applying for:
> > http://tig.lsc.gov/sites/default/files/TIG/pdfs/2012-TIG-LOI-Notice.pdf
> >
> > Here's her current description:
> >
> >> The Farmworker Rights Division of GLSP is interested in developing a very simple phone application that would allow farm workers to record work start and stop times and corresponding gps coordinates. The need for this project stems from the fact that Farmworkers are often not paid for all of their hours worked because traditionally farm work is paid by the piece. Agricultural employers prefer the predictable labor costs of piece pay and thus resist paying what we call “make up pay” or additional compensation that would bring a worker’s piece rate earnings up to a guaranteed hourly wage for all of their hours worked as is required by federal minimum wage law and federal regulations governing agricultural guestworkers.  Because the majority of our clients are Spanish speaking and have very low levels of education, it would need to be very simple for the user. We would hope to use the data collected by the application as evidence in litigation to prove our clients’ actual hours worked in comparison with what their employer reported on their pay stub.  I was thinking that the GPS coordinates aspect of the data would help show the worker was actually in the field when they began recording their time.  As well, we have some cases where a worker knows only the name of their supervisor and not the name of the company they are working for.  The gps data would thus help us prove where a worker was working and who is therefore responsible for paying them.  After our conversation today, it sounds like a good way to approach this project is to start with 10 basic android phone, prepaid service for the phones and work with your organization to develop the software and help us with installation and set up of the phones.  We discussed having the data reported back to our office automatically over the internet, if service in rural Georgia permits, and by us collecting the device from the worker at the end of the season and downloading the data on to our computers.  We’d like the data to be available for analysis in excel format or another easy format you all recommend.  The work you are doing with the IBA to make the evidence admissible in court will also benefit our project.
> >>
> >> As I mentioned, I have to submit a letter of intent by midnight on Monday describing the basic outlines of the project and providing a very basic budget.  Here’s what we brainstormed today:
> >>
> >> 10 android phones: $100 each
> >> Prepay provider service for the phones: $50/month per phone
> >> Software development: $25K
> >> Installation and set up: $2000 (divided between our organizations depending on how we set this part up)
> >>
> >> We will also seek funding to cover our costs for working with you on the software development, delivering device to our clients and training our clients to use the device, analyzing the data, and grant reporting.
> >>
> >> Lastly we discussed doing the first trial year of the project for the onion harvest and planting seasons, which are about 2 months long.  We would then evaluate different aspects of the project and if we receive repeat funding from our grantor, further develop the project for broader use, maybe with some more bells and whistles, for future years.  We also discussed the idea of creating a tool kit so this software can be used by other organizations who represent low wage workers.
> >>
> >> I’m going to work on our letter this weekend and hopefully will send a draft by Sunday night or Monday morning for feedback from you. I have to run this all by my supervisors as well.
> >>
> >> We need a snappy name!  Mobile Fair Day’s Pay Project?  Hmmmm…
> >>
> >> Thanks, Rebecca
> >>
> >> ______________________________________________
> >> Rebecca Carr Miller
> >> Senior Staff Attorney
> >> Georgia Legal Services Program, Farmworker Rights Division
> >> 104 Marietta Street, Suite 250
> >> Atlanta, GA 30303
> >> phone: 404-463-1633
> >> fax: 404-4631623
> >
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