Delivering the Digital Economy: African Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates E-Commerce and Delivery Sectors
This briefing by Equidem documents the experiences of African migrant workers employed in e-commerce and app-based delivery platforms in the United Arab Emirates. Based on testimonies from 13 workers originating from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, and Sudan, the report exposes a hidden labour system marked by recruitment debt, deceptive hiring practices, excessive working hours, wage…Decent Work in the Platform Economy Must Include Outsourced and Migrant Workers: Equidem Briefing for the International Labour Conference Negotiations on Decent Work in the Platform Economy
As the International Labour Conference (ILC) negotiates new global standards on decent work in the platform economy, Equidem’s latest research reveals a critical gap: millions of workers powering the platform economy are invisible to the protections being discussed. Platform companies increasingly organise work through third-party logistics firms, outsourcing companies, and staffing agencies — maintaining algorithmic…
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A Moment for Hope, A Moment for Workers
There are moments in history when everything familiar seems to come undone. And then there are moments when, from the fractures of that disorder, new forms of courage, solidarity and collective power begin to emerge. We are living through both. Across continents, people who labour for a living are confronting pressures that are no longer…
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Mass layoffs in Kenya raise serious concerns over Meta’s evasion of corporate accountability
Equidem raises serious concerns over the mass layoffs of more than 1,100 workers in Nairobi, Kenya, following the termination of contracts between Meta and its contractor Sama. These redundancies occur in the wake of sustained judicial scrutiny of labour practices in Kenya’s technology supply chains. Rather than using this moment to correct documented harms, Meta’s…
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Listening Across Borders: Reflections on Migrant Care Workers and the Future of the Care Economy
Written by Roxanne O’Connell, Head of Programmes Beginning a New Conversation Last week in Nairobi, I had the privilege of participating in my first convening for Equidem after taking on the role of Head of Programmes. It was a meaningful milestone for me personally, but more importantly it marked the beginning of a new area of work at Equidem focused on improving the systems…
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