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 …

Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Association in Nigeria

“The exercise of the right to associate appears central to the sustenance of all other human rights. This is because, for non-state actors, the possibility to change an undesirable state …

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Kenya labor court rules that Facebook can be sued

A judge in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in the East African country. Meta tried to have the case dropped, arguing that Kenyan courts …

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OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic

ChatGPT was hailed as one 2022’s most impressive technological innovations upon its release last November. The powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can generate text on almost any topic or theme, …

New Zimbabwe law threatens health workers with jail over strikes

Zimbabwe has brought in a law banning health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, imposing punishments of up to six months in jail for defiant workers or …

Kenya: Blow for drivers as Uber fares tiff goes to arbiters

A dispute between Kenyan taxi drivers and US online taxi firm, Uber, over the reduction of fares has been referred for arbitration in Nairobi, dealing a setback to the operators …

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Unions and advocates for workers in the informal economy file two cases with Ugandan Constitutional Court

On September 5, 2022, Voices for Labour, Platform for Vendors in Uganda (PLAVU), Uganda Market and Allied Employees Union and Uganda Artisans and General Workers Union filed two cases with …

Pleading in Uganda Constitutional Petition No 25 of 2022

2nd Petition PLATFORM FOR VENDORS V KCCA & AG PETITION NO. 25 0F 2022

Pleading in Uganda Constitutional Petition No 24 of 2022

1st Petition VOICES FOR LABOUR – V- A.G PETITION NO.24 OF 2022

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UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Concluding Observations on Zimbabwe

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) evaluated Zimbabwe in its recent review found: “The Committee is concerned that legislation to protect labor rights and prevent discrimination …

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