Tea pluckers in a tea farm.
Tea pluckers in a tea farm. Stakeholders in Kenya’s tea and coffee cooperatives have pledged to take the fight against child labour to grassroots communities

Cooperatives unite against child labour in Tea, Coffee sectors

Stakeholders in Kenya’s tea and coffee cooperatives have pledged to take the fight against child labour to grassroots communities, in a renewed push to boost farmer incomes and protect children across agricultural value chains. The commitment follows a 12-day Training of Trainers on Cooperative Development Tools, where participants resolved to cascade knowledge to farmers and…

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COTU secretary general Francis Atwoli pose for a photo at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu/Photo Courtesy

Women trade unionists urged to push for end of child-labour in Kenya’s tea, coffee sectors

The Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) has urged women trade unionists in the country to take a frontline role in ending child labour within Kenya’s tea and coffee sectors. Speaking on Thursday at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during the opening of a capacity-building workshop for women trade unionists, the…

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