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Cargo loaders stage protests over poor pay

A cargo ship waits for offloading at Mombasa Port. April 17, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Cargo evacuation from major warehouses in Mombasa was disrupted yesterday after hundreds of loaders staged a protest against alleged exploitation by recruitment agents.

The cargo loaders blocked the busy Shimanzi road that leads to the Port of Mombasa to air their views against the agents hired by warehouse or go-down owners to circumvent labourers.

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