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Port worker sacked for joining trade union

Thomas Kambi Obumbi who was allegedly sacked for joining a trade union. (Omondi Onyango, Standard)

Trade Unions in Mombasa are contemplating taking legal action against a sub-contractor for a global shipping giant operating at the Port of Mombasa after it sacked a worker for joining a trade union.

Thomas Kambi Obumbi, 51 who worked for Island Marine Services Limited, listed as a sub-contractor for a Danish owned global shipping company, Maersk was given matching orders after he led a group of fellow workers to enlist as members of the Kenya Shipping, Clearing, Freight, Logistics & Warehousing Workers Union (KSFLWWU).

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