Meta Contractors Strike Over Severance After AI Data Labeling Layoffs
TL;DR. Contract workers for Meta in Dublin protested layoffs, citing unfair severance packages compared to full-time employees. - Covalen, employing these contractors, cut 700 jobs due to "reduced demand" for data labeling for AI. - Many affected workers receive no severance, others only minimum, impacting Meta's AI training workforce. - Protesters demand improved severance and an end to a six-month cooling-off period for re-employment.
- Meta contractors in Dublin protested layoffs and severance terms.
- Covalen, the contracting firm, laid off 700 employees involved in content moderation and AI data labeling.
- Workers state they receive minimal or no severance, unlike Meta's full-time staff.
- The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) supports demands for better severance and removal of a re-employment cooldown period.