Freelancer location

[#1]

Hello,

Can somebody explain why UW puts a location criteria on its job post.

It you are seeking work on remote basis and your payment is constrained to Upworks terms of service, your physical location is not all relevant to this platform's functioning.

Unless there is a logical explanation, this seems to be a clear discrimination against freelancers from specific countries, and most commonly non-native English speakers. In that case, IELTS ort TOEFL certificates should suffice your needs, not the physical location.

RATHER THAN WRITING I DONT WANT FREELANCER FROM X COUNTRY, THEY ARE JUST POSTING ALL THE COUNTIRES EXCEPT X, which is seemIngly an act of CLEAR RACISM against some countries.

I  humbly request the UPW community to amend this rule. LOCATION IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A CRITERIA FOR REMOTE FREEALNCE WORK UNLESS THERE IS AN IMMIGRATION OR WORK PROCESS CERTIFICATION INVOLVED.

[#2]

It is relevant if you want to be able to sue the freelancer if they do something bad.

[#3 · Accepted solution]

If a client checks off every country except one or two, it's a pretty safe bet that there's no legal reason for it.

[#4]

Not sure what you mean ? What has freelancer performance got to do with hiring location ?

[#5]

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Shibajyoti B wrote:

Hello,

Can somebody explain why UW puts a location criteria on its job post.

Some clients have legitimate reasons for only wanting to work with freelancers in a specific location, but yes, I agree that most people probably use it to discriminate against certain countries. The only positive thing I can say is that at least you won't waste your time and connects by applying for a job in which there's no chance of being hired.

[#6]

Yes, I agree that for some cases, it is absolutely necessary, such as proximity , and/or client targeted areas.

Upwork being an International freelancing platform, and no Visa or immigration process involved here.

So why is this filter here in the first place ?

Its 100 % discrimination no doubt, and Upwork is doing nothing to stop it.

[#7]

What do you want upwork to do? Force them to work with people they don't want to? That will only leave you with a bad feedback and lower JSS regardless. Doesn't matter why a client doesn't want to work with you, it will never result in a positive outcome for you, so just ignore those people and don't waste you time and connects on them.

[#8]

Dont display jobs that are not relevant to your prolfe. Simple and Short.

If upwork can qualify and charge 8 connects for skills / jobs in demand, I am pretty sure they can put forward this filter also.

[#9]

Then specifiying countries client doesn't want to work with is exactly what you want. This way you won't see them to begin with. It would filter out the clients you don't want to see they same way it would filter out freelancer they don't want.

[#10]

Precisely.

Better not to see a job opening that matches my skills, but not be able to apply for some nonsense  reason.

For the last six months and over, Upwork has only thought about its own platform , and increased prices for its own profit.  Its has  given zero thoughts and priveleges to freelancers who is actually helping this platform to sustain.

[#11]

The location filter exists for the simple reason that clients want to use it. And yes, of course Upwork wants to be profitable and that means putting the needs of clients first, not freelancers.

[#12]

Awesome. I will keep this in mind the next time I think of paying for connects on Upwork.

[#13]

Hi, I am Syed Azminur Rahman, Excited to be part of the Upwork community! Just joined as the newest member and looking forward to connecting with talented professionals, exploring opportunities, and sharing my skills. **Edited for Community Guidelines**

[#14]

They don't allow us to exclude countries in the searches, no matter how many people are asking for it.

So I think Upwork has thought about it and they have come up with the decision. They allow 'include', but not 'exclude'. It's the 'middleground', and not necessarily about discrimination but from their business POV it might be 'bad' for them if people, both freelancers and clients, can easily exclude countries that also happen to be their biggest customer bases.

[#15]

Shibajyoti:

You are using the R word?

Seriously?

[#16]

Yes. Its not my fault with where I was born, and it has nothing to do with my performance or skills.

Yet I am suffering and impacted on a remote freelance platform for no reason. And this platform is not assisting me by any other means.

As a freelancer I will be paying 8 connects with no guarantee of return.

And  then that jobs is taken away by someone whos is simply lucky by birth.

How fair do you think is that competition ?