Catholic Church in South Africa begins class action against mining firms

The Catholic Church says it is shepherding a class-action lawsuit through the courts against mining companies in South Africa on behalf of coal miners with lung disease. The Southern African …

A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem

LAST MONTH, A court in Kenya issued a landmark ruling against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram. The US tech giant was, the court ruled, the “true employer” of the hundreds of people …

Nigeria: Despite convention, gender violence in workplace worsens

On June 21, 2019, when the conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the Centenary Declaration on the Future of Work, it expressed a clear commitment to a world …

Kenyan workers win the right to sue global tea manufacturer

A Scottish court has ruled that a group of Kenyan farm workers can continue with a multi-million pound damages case against a major global tea firm. Up to 2,000 employees …

Former TikTok Moderator Threatens Lawsuit in Kenya Over Alleged Trauma and Unfair Dismissal

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is facing a potential lawsuit in Kenya over allegations it failed to protect the mental health of workers tasked with preventing disturbing content from appearing on …

Report Launch: Implementing ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in Nigeria

The ILAW Network invites you to the launch of a new report Addressing Gender-based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: An Analysis of Nigeria’s Legal Framework for Conformity with …

June 21, 2023

AI Is a Lot of Work

“As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. A few months after graduating from college in Nairobi, a 30-year-old I’ll call Joe got …

Eswatini: Authorities must stop using the courts to intimidate and harass union leaders

Ahead of the court appearance of Sticks Nkambule, Secretary General of Swaziland Transport Communication and Allied Workers Union, on trumped-up charges of contempt of court stemming from his involvement in …

In scramble for EV metals, health threat to workers often goes unaddressed

Mineworkers in South Africa, the world’s largest producer of manganese, complain of memory loss and other neurological ills HOTAZEL, South Africa — Dirk Jooste had never been a big drinker. …

Facebook owner Meta blocked from firing content moderators

Facebook owner Meta has been blocked from firing more than 180  content moderators until a case challenging their dismissal is determined. On Friday, Employment and Labour Relations Court judge Byram …

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