The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has called for more stringent laws to help curb child labour across the country, especially in the tea and coffee sectors.
COTU has rejected an invitation by the Ministry of Labour to discuss redundancies in public sugar factories, instead calling for urgent consultations on employment creation.
Cotu sought for amendment of the contentious provisions that “unfairly insulate multinationals corporations from accountability.”
The Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya) has threatened to withdraw from the Social Health Authority (SHA) board unless the agency is granted full autonomy.
COTU has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of misleading the public over how the National Social Security Fund manages workers’ money.
Housing PS Charles Hinga dismisses COTU's claims of exclusion in Affordable Housing Regulations, says union was involved from the start as required by law.