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Hundreds of flower farm workers threaten to walk out of COTU

Workers from Naivasha based Maridadi flower farm prepare roses for export. [File,Standard]

Flower farm workers in Naivasha have lashed out at Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli for failing to fight for their rights and better salaries for years.

The workers have threatened to walk out of the giant Kenya Plantations and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) as their plight had been ignored and they were undergoing untold suffering.

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