Kenyan court says it can hear case against Meta on unlawful sacking
In this file photo taken on October 28, 2021 the Meta logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.
Meta's lawyers say the company -- which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp -- cannot be sued, arguing the Employment and Labour Relations Court has no jurisdiction to rule against an entity that isn't based in Kenya.
The layoffs, announced in January to take effect from end March, came after the ending of a contract between Meta and Sama, a company hired to moderate Facebook content in east and southern Africa since 2019.
Nairobi,
A court in Kenya ruled Thursday that it has the jurisdiction to hear a challenge by nearly 200 people who say they were unlawfully sacked by a subcontractor for Facebook's parent company Meta.
