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Poverty: African vagrancy laws continue to discriminate, despite court victories

“At least 22 African countries – former colonies of the Belgians, British, Dutch, French and Portuguese – retain domestic laws that make ‘vagrancy’ illegal and equip the police with excessive …

Court declares no work no pay legal for ASUU

Justice Benedict Kanpiq held that in line with section 43(1a) of the Trade Union Act, members of ASUU who participated in the 8 months long strike are not entitled to …

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Putting Things Right: Remediation of forced labour under the Tariff Act of 1930

“Import bans under the Tariff Act are among the strongest legal tools currently available to hold companies accountable for forced labour in their supply chains. They have the potential to …

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In a landmark case, Kenyan tea workers continue to fight for damages from a Scottish tea giant over musculoskeletal injuries

“When 43-year-old Moses Bett joined James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd, one of the world’s biggest tea companies, to work as a tea plucker at Kapsongoi Estate in Kericho County in 2012, …

Kenyan court says it can hear case against Meta on unlawful sacking

A court in Kenya ruled Thursday that it has the jurisdiction to hear a challenge by nearly 200 people who say they were unlawfully sacked by a subcontractor for Facebook’s …

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Rafeeq and Snoonu food delivery app riders stranded in Qatar

Unpaid for seven months and now homeless, the Kenyan men await justice months after filing a complaint, even as their employer continues to be a no-show at the labour hearings. …

Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderators

NAIROBI, March 21 (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the mass redundancy of some 260 Facebook content moderators working for an outsourcing company contracted by the social …

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged ‘union-busting’ in Kenya

NAIROBI, March 20 (Reuters) – Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on …

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged ‘union-busting’ in Kenya

Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta (META.O) and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say …

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Launch of “Mapping Domestic Work and Discrimination in Africa” Report

The ILAW Network invites you to the launch of our report: “Mapping Domestic Work and Employment Discrimination in Africa: A Study of Global and African Regional Human Rights Norms.” This …

March 15, 2023
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