Africa Tech Workers Movement

Eid Mubarak from the Africa Tech Workers Movement (ATWM)! 🌙✨ May your days be filled with peace, joy, and community. We see your hard work, and we stand together in the fight for fairness, dignity, and digital justice. ✊🏿💜 #EidMubarak #ATWM #TechWorkers #GigEconomy #Africa

Happy International Women's Day from the Africa Tech Workers Movement (ATWM)! 🌍💜 Today we celebrate the women powering the digital economy—from keeping platforms safe as content moderators, to training tomorrow’s AI, to moving our cities as e-hailing riders and drivers.✊🏿

💌 The Africa Tech Workers Movement (ATWM) @siasaplace , Oversight Labs, and all our partners wish you all a Happy Valentine. Stay legendary! #contentmoderators #digitalbodas #blessedladies #ehailingdrivers #platformworkers #techworkers #DLA #ATWM #ValentineInTech #LoveAndDignity

The crisis of mental health in the tech workforce is ignored, leaving vulnerable workers struggling with work-induced trauma. This failure is often due to lawmakers who legislate from the top down without first-hand experience. Workers demand laws and benefits that address this.

"Customer information is not up to date." When delivery addresses and phone numbers are wrong, drivers waste precious time, risk cancellations and are unjustly blamed. Tech platforms must ensure accurate data for fair and efficient work. #AfricaTechWorkersMovement #TechWorkers

"Same work, requirements, demands... same employer." The pay? 10, 20 or even 30 times less just because the worker is African. Tech companies justify this by comparing pay to local minimum wage instead of the global value of the work. This is exploitation disguised as opportunity

"If we are not united... we will continue being exploited." This is the core message from tech workers: individual complaints are ignored, but a united front demands attention. The power to end exploitation lies in organization and collective bargaining. Join the movement. ✊

E-hailing platforms must end the practice of penalizing drivers without a fair investigation into complaints. Justice starts with due process. Sign the petition, stand in solidarity with Kenya’s tech workers (c.org/6TxTftcqWP) #AfricaTechWorkersMovement #PlatformWorkers

Fighting for the basics is not a privilege. It is a right. Every worker deserves clear terms, legal protection and fair benefits. When these protections are missing, people are left vulnerable and undervalued. #AfricaTechWorkersMovement #TechWorkers #PlatformWorkers #FairWork

Data labelers are often forced to explain the trauma of their work to mental health coaches who lack direct experience. The result? Workers end up counselling the counsellor. Support must be informed by the harsh realities of the content pipeline. #AfricaTechWorkersMovement

The harsh reality for many e-hailing drivers is that there is no time that we are given as to explain ourselves. This culture of instant deactivation and biased reporting without investigation leaves drivers vulnerable. Fair work starts with being heard. #TechWorkers #FairWork

The law needs to catch up to the gig economy. If a company controls how a driver or worker gets a contract and how they operate, that company must be defined as an employer with the responsibilities that follow. #AfricaTechWorkersMovement #TechWorkers #PlatformWorkers #FairWork

Data labelers are raising serious concerns about platforms forcing them to work with their cameras on, allowing unconsented surveillance. This raises questions about privacy, data collection, and safety in the gig economy. #AfricaTechWorkersMovement #TechWorkers #PlatformWorkers

When the app map doesn't match the road, drivers have to take a longer route. The client sees the driver "moving away" and cancels the trip, leading to potential account deactivation for the driver. Fair policy means recognising the real-world challenges.

Our labour laws were written before the gig economy existed. David calls for the government to bring the "Labour Relations Act into technology" to create a legal framework that actually protects e-hailers and other tech workers. Sign the petition chng.it/6TxTftcqWP

Absence of clear, modern laws creates a perfect "vacuum" for global tech companies to operate in the shadows, leaving workers vulnerable. Tech companies are leveraging these gaps in local regulation to operate without accountability and ultimately exploit the workers.

E-hailer drivers report that commission deductions and discount calculations are often opaque, making it impossible for them to understand their true earnings. We need transparency for fair wages. Sign the petition to stand for transparency and fairness chng.it/6TxTftcqWP

Tech companies rely on African workers to train AI models, yet they refuse to pay a fair, global wage. It's time to recognise the true value of the essential intelligence being supplied. This double standard needs to end. Sign the petition chng.it/6TxTftcqWP