Meta and Sama have been trying to to crush Motaung’s efforts to improve labor conditions for Facebook content moderators in Kenya and around the world.
Over 80 labor organizations from across the world want Meta to cease attempts to silence South African whistleblower Daniel Motaung who was fired for leading unionization efforts seeking better pay and mental health support for workers.
In an open letter seen by Quartz with one of the signatories being Meta’s most high profile whistleblower Frances Haugen, they demand that Meta and Facebook content moderation outsourcing company Sama stops manipulating Motaung’s quest for justice. Some of the Motaung’s revelations include that his team was forced to view hours of horrific content including beheadings and child sexual exploitation, for pay of less than $2.20 an hour.
A source of shame for Meta
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