Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU)

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COTU, led by Francis Atwoli, was pushing for a 23.4% increase in the minimum wage. [Photo/ NairobiReview]
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Kenyans Miss Out on 23.4% Pay Rise as Employers Reject Atwoli Push

Employers in Kenya have rejected a push by trade unions to effect an increase in wages this year. The talks involved the Federation...

While Atwoli and Cotu have addressed other issues including spearheading an ongoing push for an increase of the minimum wage this year, they are yet to issue a statement on the case which captured national attention and has the worker's family scrambling for support. [Photo/ PD]
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Blue Nile: Atwoli Slammed as Workers’ Woes Take Centre Stage

The tragedy of Caleb Otieno, who fell into a vat of molten steel at Blue Nile Rolling Mills in Thika in March, has...

COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli called for the closing of labor agencies and middle-men sending Kenyans to the Middle East. [Photo/ K24 Digital]
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Stop Labour Exports to Middle East – Atwoli Demands

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has called for the government to ban export of labour from Kenya to countries...

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu after holding a consultative meeting with a section of health workers leaders on February 6, 2021. [Photo /Tonny Omondi/NMG]
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Atwoli Takes On Fuliza And Digital Loan Apps

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli on Tuesday, November 9 became the latest voice to advocate for stricter regulation of...

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu after holding a consultative meeting with a section of health workers leaders on February 6, 2021. [Photo/Tonny Omondi
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Alaa: Atwoli Eyes Trademark for His Popular Catchphrase

Long-serving Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has never shied away from expressing himself, and over the years he has...