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 …
South Korea wanted a 69-hour workweek. Young people weren’t having it.
Im, who spoke on the condition that only his last name be used because he was not authorized by his employer to speak publicly, is among the millions of South …
US to pay $6.5 million in lost wages owed to Mexican migrant workers
Some 13,000 Mexican migrant workers are owed $6.5 million in unpaid wages, according to a tweet from the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which announced …
US (California) court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors
A US court has ruled that “gig” economy giants including Uber and Lyft can continue treating their workers as independent contractors in the state of California. The California appeals court …
South Africa: Evicted Waste Pickers Win in Court
Company must rebuild homes of the “Airfield Community” on land near Waterkloof base In January the shelters of about 32 waste pickers living on land near Waterkloof Airforce Base since …
Histadrut and Government agree to a groundbreaking framework agreement for public service workers
The Ministry of Finance and the Histadrut came to an understanding about the public sector’s framework for 2020-2027 following prolonged negotiations led by Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, Director General of …
US: ‘They’re more concerned about profit’: Osha, DoJ take on Amazon’s grueling working conditions
The US’s top workplace safety regulator and the justice department are pressuring Amazon to explain safety practices that have led to injury rates for warehouse workers that are on average close to …
French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project
A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial …
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