Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has urged government agencies outsourcing labour to remit statutory deductions.
Speaking in Vihiga during the 61st Labour Day celebrations, Atwoli called on the relevant Ministry to develop policies to protect the workers.
“Your Excellency, we implore you to ensure that all Government agencies that outsource companies pay statutory deductions. Hawalipi kodi, hawalipi chochote,” he said.
Atwoli cautioned such companies against exploiting Kenyan employees and called on the Ministry of Labour to develop policies on outsourcing as recommended by the International Labour Organisation.
“Outsourcing is not bad. But Kenyan outsourced companies have a feeling that those employees must be exploited. Any outsourced staff in your premises must enjoy terms and conditions of service as per the prevailing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in that industry,” said the COTU SG.
On early campaigns, the COTU boss noted that Kenyan workers were concerned about the country’s direction as elections drew near.
He called upon the electoral body to put a stop to this menace and asked Kenyans to wait until IEBC released the campaign calendar for next year’s elections.
“We urge the IEBC to put a stop to this menace and ask Kenyans to wait until the IEBC releases the calendar for next year’s elections. We must put a stop to early campaigns and incitement…even if elections are conducted and whoever wins fairly, with this polarisation, it might cause a problem in our country,” he cautioned.
The COTU SG lauded President William Ruto for his boldness in developing life-changing projects that most presidents shied away from.
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