Kenya Power workers start strike over terms
A union
representing workers at Kenya’s sole power supplier started a strike on
Monday to protest against their employment terms, its secretary general
said.
Kenya Power has
been involved in a protracted dispute with the Kenya Electrical Trade
and Allied Workers Union (KETAWU), which claims that more than a third
of the workers are on casual terms, in violation of the country’s
labour law.
Ernest Nadome,
secretary general of the union, told Reuters by phone that 6,000
workers had downed tools after Kenya Power failed to honour this year’s
collective bargaining agreement.
“We are demanding our rights. We will not be cowed by threats,” he said.
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