Why we should look at workers' welfare beyond salaries

 Kenyans marked yet another Labour Day and as has been the case over the years, the Cotu secretary-general and other trade union leaders were pushing for a salary increase. The issue of pay has been a major cause of friction between trade unions and employers. What is annoying is that neither the government nor the trade unions seem to realise that there is more to workers' welfare than salaries. Workers deserve much more than salaries, both while still in service and after they