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 they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union.

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