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Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent? by filleduchaos on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:13PM (#24618227)
> Development agencies actually hire lots of local people.

"Aid agencies typically hire local staff only for low- and mid-level positions. That’s an important story, but a different one."

- from TFA

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Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent? by WalterSear on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:22AM (#24624394)
> In the case of photography, there’s simply no good excuse. Every country has photographers able to produce excellent work… and they’ll charge less than a globe-trotting Westerner. Why does the aid industry give so many assignments to Westerners?

I wager that the author doesn't know very much about professional photography.

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Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent? by filleduchaos on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:56AM (#24625168)
Is your knowledge of professional photography that there are no professional photographers in non-Western countries?
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Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent? by WalterSear on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:12PM (#24631109)
Is your knowledge of 4 year creative professional trade schools that they are prevalent and of reliably high quality in non-western countries?
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