Platform Work Rights — Know Your Contracts

You clicked "I Agree" — but do you actually know what you signed away?
1.2 million gig workers in Kenya are working WITHOUT real contracts, social protection, or recourse. This conversation will change how you see platform work forever.

In this episode of Speak Up Afrika, host Wendy Loyce sits down with Dorothy Chepkoech (Kenya Union of Gig Workers – KUGO) to break down what platform workers MUST know before they tap "Accept" on any terms of service — and what's already being done globally that Kenya is sleeping on.

🔥 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

→ Why "Terms of Service" is NOT the same as a contract — and why that gap is costing workers everything
→ The "Independent Contractor" loophole platforms use to strip workers of health insurance, pension, and sick leave
→ How the algorithm secretly controls your income, visibility, and job security — without ever telling you why
→ What happens when your account gets deactivated and you have ZERO legal recourse
→ The brutal reality of domestic platform workers facing unvetted clients and sexual harassment
→ Why content moderators are silently suffering — and why mental health isn't even an occupational hazard in Kenya law
→ What Kenya can copy from the EU Directive and Singapore's Platform Workers Act RIGHT NOW
→ How joining KUGO gives gig workers collective power to sit at the table with Bolt, Uber, and other platforms

💡 The EU already has algorithmic transparency laws. Singapore requires pension contributions from platforms. Kenya? Still copy-pasting AI-generated policy documents.

This is the conversation nobody in government wants you to hear — but every gig worker in Africa needs to.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro: The gig economy and why contracts matter
01:00 – What gig workers should look for before signing
03:00 – "Terms of Service" vs real contracts — the difference explained
05:00 – The "Independent Contractor" trap: No insurance, no pension, no sick days
08:00 – False freedom: How platforms control your hours through ratings
10:30 – Domestic platform workers: Safety risks and sexual harassment
14:00 – The legal gap: ILO Convention 189 & 190 not ratified in Kenya
16:30 – Algorithm bias: How your account gets deactivated without explanation
20:00 – EU Directive vs Kenya: Algorithmic transparency and data portability
23:30 – Singapore's Platform Workers Act: A model Kenya should adopt
27:00 – Are the gaps deliberate? The uncomfortable truth about vested interests
30:00 – Mental health: The silent crisis in the gig economy
34:00 – Why you need to join KUGO — the power of collective voice
37:00 – Parting shot: What workers and government must do now

📌 If you're a gig worker, freelancer, or digital nomad — share this with someone who needs it. Drop your experience in the comments below. Have you ever been deactivated without reason? We want to know.

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