Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K)

Cotu(K)/FES Global Trade Union School Training 2019

November 29, 2019

The Central organization of Trade Unions, Kenya (COTU,K) in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES ) organised A TWO WEEK Global Trade Union School Training. The importance of the training is to deepening the understanding of participants on global and regional integration as it affects trade union work.#tradeunionfuture#decentwork#socialjustice#socialdemocracy

Establishing Working Relations between COTU(K) Affiliates and Informal Workers Associations.

October 29, 2019

JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN CENTRAL ORGANISATION OF TRADE UNIONS (KENYA) AFFILIATES AND INFORMAL WORKER ASSOCIATIONS 29TH OCTOBER 2019 For along time, the trade union movement in Kenya has been organizing workers in the formal sector. However with shrinking unemployment in the formal sector and the increase in employment opportunities in […]

Report of the 42nd Session of the OATUU General Council 2019.

Prof. P.L.O – Lumumba Presenting on ‘Corruption in Africa’ at the OATUU General Council.

Protect Workers

June 23, 2020

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is primarily spread from person to person through respiratory droplets. Workers in high-density settings in which workers are in the workplace for long time periods (e.g., for 8-12 hours per shift), and have prolonged close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) with coworkers may be at […]

International Domestic Workers Day

COTU (K) Cares

New ILO Standard on Violence and Harassment.

June 25, 2019

The Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019, and Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 , were adopted by delegates on the final day of the Centenary International Labour Conference, in Geneva. For the Convention, 439 votes were cast in favour, seven against, with 30 abstentions. The Recommendation was passed with 397 votes in favour, 12 votes against […]