But after the dark cloud of Covid-19 visited the country and the world, Kenya will today mark a Labour Day like no other. For the first time, most union officials were — by 4pm Thursday — still in the dark, not knowing how the day would be marked. All activities have been put off, including the International Labour Conference in Geneva because of this dangerous virus,” he said. THOUSANDS JOBLESSThey will mark the day praying and clinging onto hope that they will not be the next victims of job cuts. Other firms that retrenched employees last year include the National Bank of Kenya, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank and insurer Britam.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2020 04:41 UTC