Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention: Rights and the Limits of Enforcement
The paper examines the extent to which the Convention Concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy can translate recognition of platform workers into enforceable labor protections, as well as the legal and institutional conditions required to achieve this.
Read More“Wasl” Newsletter: Issue 17
The publications in this issue explore the intersection of privacy, public participation, and technology regulation, raising a broader question about who sets the rules governing digital spaces and who bears the consequences of those rules. In Egypt, Masaar’s publications examine restrictions on women’s participation in public debate on social media, the risks of addressing problems…
Read MoreIndividualized Pricing of Labor Power and Workers’ Right to Compare Pay
This paper examines how platforms can shift from setting pay based on task characteristics and market conditions to individualizing pay and allocating work opportunities based on each worker’s data and behavior.
Read MoreJoint Statement: Rights Organizations Call for an End to Requiring Telecom Users in Egypt to Provide Biometric Data
The undersigned organizations reject any policy that makes providing a facial image, fingerprint, or other biometric identifier data a condition for registering, managing, or recovering a mobile phone line; using the “My Numbers” service; or challenging the registration of mobile lines in an individual’s name without their knowledge.
Read MoreNon-Biometric Alternatives to Egypt’s Mobile SIM Registration Crisis «Policy Paper»
The paper proposes non-biometric responses to unauthorized SIM registration in Egypt, including tighter oversight of sales points, access controls, and records; user notification and correction mechanisms; privacy safeguards; and operator accountability for agents and registration errors.
Read MoreWomen’s Issues on Social Media in Egypt: The Dynamics and Limits of Public Debate
Social media is central to debates on women’s rights in Egypt. This paper examines how algorithms, state institutions, echo chambers, polarization, and generative AI shape these debates.
Read More“Wasl” Newsletter: Issue 16
Welcome to the 16th issue of Wasl. This edition highlights Masaar’s latest publications on artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and internet connectivity in Egypt, alongside new analyses of key legal and judicial developments shaping the digital rights landscape in Egypt. It also features joint publications with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), recent research from…
Read MoreExecutive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law: Assessing the Translation of General Rules into Enforceable Obligations
This commentary offers an analysis of the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law as the instrument governing how the rights to privacy and personal data protection are implemented in practice in the digital sphere.
Read MoreFrom General Rules to Enforceable Obligations: Masaar and EIPR Publish a Legal Commentary on the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law
This commentary offers an analysis of the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law as the instrument governing how the rights to privacy and personal data protection are implemented in practice in the digital sphere.
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