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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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