Content moderator in Kenya sues Meta over working conditions

By Ayenat Mersie
FILE PHOTO A smartphone with Facebooks logo is seen in front of displayed Facebooks new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken October 28 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with Facebook's logo is seen in front of displayed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A former moderator working for Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that poor working conditions for contracted content moderators violate the Kenyan constitution.

The petition, also filed against Meta's local outsourcing company Sama, alleges that workers moderating Facebook posts in Kenya have been subjected to unreasonable working conditions including irregular pay, inadequate mental health support, union-busting, and violations of their privacy and dignity.

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