We have been lucky that no major incident has happened in the workplace where workers’ safety was compromised in the last year. Partly, this was achieved through various deliberate investments geared towards enhancing safety at the work place, especially in the manufacturing sector. There have been pertinent issues, including long working hours in some fields and non-adherence to minimum pay guidelines. No efforts have been made to ensure nannies are paid Sh13,572 a month as awarded in the last minimum pay review during last year’s Labour Day celebrations. In summary, the economy must work for the workers to ensure they are incentivised enough, since they are the goose that lays the golden egg.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2019 17:48 UTC