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Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli at his Ildamat Home in Kajiado County on April 29, 2021. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli is appealing to young people to embrace labour unions.
Speaking ahead of Labour Day celebration on why safe working conditions, fair wages and representation are vital to job security among the youth, especially at such time of disruptions to business and decline of economic activity due to Covid-19, Atwoli said unions remain important in the advancement of worker rights.
Atwoli said that the labour movement is powered by young people who identify with trade union principles and values. These members, he said, have the ability to negotiate from a position of strength for, among others, protection of wages and termination when exposed to the difficult economic and social realities of the 21st century.
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