This activist session follows the keynote on Fairwork benchmarking, focusing on the work of the ILO in Kenya’s digital economy. It highlights labor rights in Kenya, particularly in the digital economy, and emphasizes efforts to build worker power through the African Content Moderators Union.
Format:
Short talks (10 mins) followed by moderated discussion
“The Workers Taking on Africa’s Digital Sweatshops”
Kauna Malgwi (African Content Moderators Union)
“Digital Labor Platforms in Kenya: Exploring Women’s Opportunities and Challenges Across Various Sectors”
Caroline Njuki (ILO Kenya)
“Master Minds: A Case Study of a Worker Cooperative as a Solution for Decent Work and Youth Unemployment”
Orapeleng Nareetsile (Botswana Youth Cooperative Alliance)
“Challenging Oppressive Systems: Advocating for Women and Workers with Humane Alternatives”
Tina Mfanga (Manzese Working Women Cooperative UWAWAMA)
Moderators:
Prof. Trebor Scholz and Wycliffe Oboka
Speakers
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Kauna Malgwi Nigerian labor organizer and leader in the emerging African Content Moderator Union
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Wycliffe Oboka Associate Professor at The Co-operative University of Kenya
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Orapeleng Nareetsile General Secretary of the Botswana Youth Cooperative Alliance
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Tina Mfanga Chair and Founding Member of UWAWAMA
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Caroline Njuki Chief Technical Advisor for the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Kenya
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Trebor Scholz New School professor and Founding Director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium