Madaraka Day shifts focus to Kenya's overlooked EPZ workers

Workers at Export Processing Zones. [File, Standard]

As Kenya marks Madaraka Day, attention turns to the thousands of workers powering the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs), a sector long marked by low wages and high staff turnover.

The country’s apparel factories, which form the bulk of the EPZ workforce, have come under increased scrutiny for working conditions and labour protections.