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Labour Day main speech

The Central Organization of Trade Unions COTU is to call for a general countrywide strike on the 21st of the month to protest the 12.5% increase in the general wage given by the ministry of labour. Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli says the proposed increment is a mere drop in the ocean and was unacceptable to workers. The celebrations held Uhuru Park was low key and poorly attended.
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