Facebook faces lawsuit for allegedly violating human, labour rights in its Nairobi hub
Facebook and its agent Samasource Kenya EPZ limited (Sama) faces a lawsuit in Kenya for alleged poor working conditions, violating human and labour rights of its content moderators at its Nairobi hub. In a statement to the press seen by K24 Digital a former Facebook employee in Kenya, Daniel Motaung who was reportedly fired in […]
EPZ workers protest over alleged unlawful dismissals
Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) workers’ unrest over alleged unlawful dismissals entered day two. More than 4,000 workers in one of the garment-making companies ( Hela intimate) staged protests over an alleged scheme they say is aimed at denying them service payment fee. In dramatic scenes, on Tuesday, protesting workers were locked inside the company […]
How EPZ officials escape NEMA arrest
By George Kebaso Some Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZ-A)officials on Wednesday escaped arrest following an inspection tour by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) exposing the garment maker as one of the biggest polluters of Nairobi River. In a dramatic aid by some officials including the police, Moses Kipkemboi, one of the managers at EPZ-A […]