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KUJ demands illegal termination of Mediamax employees halted immediately

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The Kenya Union of Journalists Secretary General Eric Oduor address participants during an International Meeting in Nairobi. The Union now demands that the illegal termination of Mediamax employees halted immediately-File Photo  By Dickson Odhiambo June 22, 2020 KUJ demands illegal termination of Mediamax employees halted immediately  The Kenya Union of Journalists now demand that the illegal termination of a section of employees of a media house is immediately halted. Through its Secretary General Eric Oduor, the Union has termed the ongoing termination of contracts in the name of redundancy of some employees of Mediamax Company as unfair. In press statement to newsrooms today, the Kenya Union of Journalists Secretary General says the action by the Mediamax Acting Chief Executive Officer Ken Ngaruya is very much unlawful hence needs to be reversed immediately. “The Kenya Union of Journalists has learnt with regret ill treatment Mediamax Acting...

Kenya’s Ministry of labour forms Employment Response Team to mitigate the effects of Covid-19

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                                   Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Labour Simon Chelugui addresses the press in Kisumu today where he hinted that the Government has formed a labour and employment response team to receive proposals for mitigating the effects of Covid-19-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo June 18, 2020 Kenya’s Ministry of labour forms Employment Response Team to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 THE Kenyan Government has formed a labour and employment response team to receive and consolidate proposals for mitigating the effects of covid-19 pandemic from government, social partners, stakeholders and members of the public. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Simon Chelugui says a toll-free line and a dedicated email address have been established to enhance reporting an...

Threats won’t work, Health Workers tell County Government of Kisumu

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  Members of the Kenya National Union of Nurses Kisumu Branch led by the Deputy Secretary General Maurice Opetu sing the Solidary song after addressing the press in Kisumu today-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo By Dickson Odhiambo June 17, 2020 Threats won’t work, Health Workers tell County Government of Kisumu    Health workers in Kisumu County have told the County Government of Kisumu that the constants threats they have been receiving as a result of their ongoing strike won’t work at all. The health workers have told the County Government of Kisumu under Prof Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o to immediately address the issues that has led them to go on strike instead of threatening them with sack. Addressing the press in Kisumu today, the Kenya National Union of Nurses Deputy Secretary Maurice Opetu indeed confirmed that there a lot of threats coming on the way of the health workers which include being struck off from the payroll. “Some of the health wor...