REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNAIROBI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A Kenyan court has given Facebook's parent company Meta (META.O) and content moderators suing it for unfair dismissal 21 days to resolve their dispute out of court, a court order showed on Wednesday.
The 184 content moderators are suing Meta and two subcontractors after they say they lost their jobs with one of the firms, Sama, for organising a union.
"The parties shall pursue an out of court settlement of this petition through mediation," said the order by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, which was signed by lawyers for the plaintiffs, Meta, Sama and Majorel.
Meta, Sama and Majorel did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The case could have implications for how Meta works with content moderators globally.
Persons:
Dado Ruvic, Meta, Kenya's, Willy Mutunga, Hellen Apiyo, Majorel, George Obulutsa, Mark Potter
Organizations:
Meta, REUTERS, Rights, Kenyan, Sama, Facebook, Employment, Labour Relations Court, Thomson
Locations:
Rights NAIROBI, Luxembourg, Kenya, U.S, Sama, Ethiopia