The employment and Labour Relations Court has stopped Social media giant Meta Platforms from terminating the contracts of 39 Facebook content moderators.
Justice Nduma Nderi in certifying the matter filed by the 39 as urgent stopped Meta Platforms, INC Meta platforms Ireland Limited, Samasource Kenya EPZ Limited from varying the contractual terms of Facebook content moderators in a manner unfavourable to them pending the hearing of the application.
The orders followed after the 39 argued they were unlawfully terminated.
A redundancy notice was issued to the creators on January 18, 2023.
They subsequently sued Meta and its Kenyan-based content moderation partners Sama and Majorel.
Central Organization of Trade Union (COTU) and other human rights organizations have been listed as interested parties in the case.
Justice Nderi further said Meta Platforms INC and Meta platforms Ireland Limited from subcontracting content moderators to serve the eastern and southern African region through Majorel Kenya Limited to do the work currently being done by the moderators engaged through Samasource Kenya EPZ Limited.
He directed the application filed by the 39 be served and responded to within 7 days of service.
The case he said will be heard by inter-parties on 28 March 2023.