THE STANDARD By
Wainaina Wambu |
April 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Workers at the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) in Thika now have better contracts following sustained international pressure for improved terms.
Local and international labour unions have been campaigning against the piece rate system at the Thika-based car assembling plant, which paid workers on an hourly basis.
An update from the firm said that following support from the Volkswagen Works Council at the beginning of the year, the 42 workers have better contracts and will be paid monthly.
This push was led locally by the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW) and taken internationally by the Industrial Global Union, which represents 50 million workers in 140 countries in the manufacturing, energy and mining sectors.