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“We need jobs – but not at any cost”: Kenyan tech workers speak out during President Ruto’s US visit

The open letter is signed by almost a hundred former Facebook, OpenAI and Scale AI workers who lost their livelihoods thanks to Big Tech.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Facebook and Sama's false redundancy

Back to court: Kenya Facebook content moderators settlement talks collapse

Our Kenyan counsel Mercy Mutemi told the Nairobi court that Meta and Sama were: “buying time and not being genuine.”

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

NEW CASE: We’re supporting a former content moderator suing TikTok for unfair dismissal and trauma caused by the work

Imagine viewing more than 250 videos of graphic violence each hour, for eight hours a day. That is the daily life of a TikTok content moderator.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Facebook and Sama's false redundancy

Huge ruling in Kenyan court threatens global model of outsourced content moderation – and says that Facebook is the “true employer” of its key safety workers

That means Facebook is legally responsible for these workers.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Looking back at the Nairobi content moderation summit – where the vote to form the first African content moderators’ union took place

Over 150 social media key safety workers voted to form the first content moderators’ union in Africa. We are so proud to have been with them.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Facebook and Sama's false redundancy

Facebook loses the argument (again) as judge rules they must face Kenyan justice

Until then, the brave 184 content moderators bringing the case remain protected from Facebook’s mass lay offs by a court order blocking them.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Foxglove 2022 survey

More than two thirds of Nairobi’s Facebook content moderators have joined the lawsuit opposing the mass layoffs!

The decision also stops Facebook switching suppliers because the case argues the switch is being carried out in a discriminatory way.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

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CASE UPDATE: Kenyan judge upholds emergency order protecting the jobs of 260 Facebook key safety workers until April 12

The decision also stops Facebook switching suppliers because the case argues the switch is being carried out in a discriminatory way.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers