Kenya: Trans Nzoia Workers Underpaid

31 August 2011

More than 90 per cent of employers in Trans Nzoia underpay their workers, Kudhehia executive secretary Wilfred Olando has said.

Speaking to the press in his Kitale office, Olando said in accordance with labor laws, laborers within the municipal ought to be paid Sh6,999 while those working outside should be paid Sh4,047. "Most of the workers also fear to unions because of threats from their employers," he said.

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