Cotu steps up inspection of workplaces

Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli at Transafric Timber Limited in Nakuru when he visited the company under the new initiative to appreciate working conditions of union members. [PHOTO: COURTESY]

NAKURU: The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) has begun a programme to increase awareness of the rights of workers in factories and their safety.

This will see Cotu officials make impromptu visits to various factories to see first-hand and appreciate the conditions under which members of the umbrella union work.