Upwork, formerly known as Elance-oDesk, is an American platform for independent professions where companies and individuals connect to conduct business. In 2015, Elance-oDesk was rebranded as Upwork and the full name of the company is now Upwork Global Inc. Through this platform, young Albanians have earned significant sums of money.
An article by Monitor.al mentions the case of young Dorian H., who has so far earned $ 200,000 from working online for individuals and companies abroad. His profession is web development and he sells his services to Upwork for $ 75 an hour.
The World Bank, in a special report on the development of e-commerce during the pandemic, noted that Albania had a high number of professionals who registered with Upwork. Elda. K, an architect with 12 years of experience, has earned 90 thousand dollars from her online work. A young woman from Tirana is reported to have earned 60 thousand dollars from advanced data processing in Excel. Her employers were amazed at the high quality of work in the short term.
In a recent report, "Diagnosis of e-commerce in Albania", the World Bank said that quarantine boosted e-commerce globally and as everywhere in Albania, businesses tried to adapt to the conditions they had towards an online trade, although truncated.
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