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COTU rejects Labour Ministry's invite, demands talks on job creation

COTU Secretary General Dr. Francis Atwoli addressing workers during the 60th Labour Day Celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi on May 1, 2025[Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has rejected an invitation by the Ministry of Labour to discuss redundancies in public sugar factories, instead calling for urgent consultations on employment creation.

In a letter to Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli said the ministry was established to create jobs and protect existing ones, not to preside over layoffs.

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