After months of protest, Google contractor Appen, which rates search results, raised hourly pay to $14-$14.50 from $10-$12 on January 1, the first ever raise (Richard Nieva/Forbes)

Richard Nieva / Forbes:
After months of protest, Google contractor Appen, which rates search results, raised hourly pay to $14-$14.50 from $10-$12 on January 1, the first ever raise  —  The wage increase is welcome, but workers complain they are still making less than Google’s other contractors.