{"id":22767,"date":"2026-04-20T07:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/kenyan-firm-sacks-more-than-1000-workers-after-losing-meta-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:37:58","slug":"kenyan-firm-sacks-more-than-1000-workers-after-losing-meta-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/kenyan-firm-sacks-more-than-1000-workers-after-losing-meta-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses<\/p>\n

More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south.<\/p>\n

Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday that the workers were being laid off after Meta terminated a contract.<\/p>\n

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\nMeta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses
\nMore than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south.
\nSama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday that the workers were being laid off after Meta terminated a contract. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south. Sama, …<\/p>\n

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