An Assessment of the Political Environment of Trade Unions in Kenya: Is the Prevailing Environment Conducive?
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| contents | <p>Trade unions are independent workers organizations recognized by the Kenyan constitution to advance the interests of the<br>workers. This recognition empowers them to work within the confines of the law to ensure workers enjoy fundamental labour rights<br>and freedoms and accompanying employment benefits such as higher wages, job security, and likeable working environs,<br>improvement of their lot, improved welfares and the right to partake freely into workplace matters. To achieve these goals, trade<br>unions require a conducive political as well as socio-economic environment devoid of any hindrances. This paper therefore, examines<br>the political environment that trade unions have operated in, and continue to operate in the country from the periods before<br>independence, after independence and also after the proclamation of the current constitution in 2010. It assesses also the role of<br>politics in the management of the unions in the country. Over the years, considerable developments have been made towards the<br>progression of trade unions in Kenya. This is evident in the increased number of trade unions in the country, workers awareness to<br>their labour rights as well as the increased democratic space. These developments notwithstanding, we recommend that government<br>creates a favourable political environment for trade unions, desist from interference and infiltrating trade unions, adheres to the rule of<br>law, create law enforcement mechanisms for labour laws and equally union leadership to stop any dalliance with politicians. Indeed<br>government functionaries have interfered, infiltrated and politicised trade union activities. This has hampered what would otherwise be<br>a cordial and well managed sector. The government has a duty to ensure that there is a good operating environment for the trade<br>unions devoid of any political maneuvers for them to be able to execute their mandate well as expected by the workers. It must also<br>view trade unions as key partners in labour relation matters and not adversaries. Based on this, we conclude that, the political<br>environment under which the unions are operating is still not conducive enough as it should be for the trade unions to fully flourish.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | An Assessment of the Political Environment of Trade Unions in Kenya: Is the Prevailing Environment Conducive? Nyongesa, Godfrey Boit, Rose Political, Trade unions, Assessment, Prevailing, Environment, Democratic, Workers. <p>Trade unions are independent workers organizations recognized by the Kenyan constitution to advance the interests of the<br>workers. This recognition empowers them to work within the confines of the law to ensure workers enjoy fundamental labour rights<br>and freedoms and accompanying employment benefits such as higher wages, job security, and likeable working environs,<br>improvement of their lot, improved welfares and the right to partake freely into workplace matters. To achieve these goals, trade<br>unions require a conducive political as well as socio-economic environment devoid of any hindrances. This paper therefore, examines<br>the political environment that trade unions have operated in, and continue to operate in the country from the periods before<br>independence, after independence and also after the proclamation of the current constitution in 2010. It assesses also the role of<br>politics in the management of the unions in the country. Over the years, considerable developments have been made towards the<br>progression of trade unions in Kenya. This is evident in the increased number of trade unions in the country, workers awareness to<br>their labour rights as well as the increased democratic space. These developments notwithstanding, we recommend that government<br>creates a favourable political environment for trade unions, desist from interference and infiltrating trade unions, adheres to the rule of<br>law, create law enforcement mechanisms for labour laws and equally union leadership to stop any dalliance with politicians. Indeed<br>government functionaries have interfered, infiltrated and politicised trade union activities. This has hampered what would otherwise be<br>a cordial and well managed sector. The government has a duty to ensure that there is a good operating environment for the trade<br>unions devoid of any political maneuvers for them to be able to execute their mandate well as expected by the workers. It must also<br>view trade unions as key partners in labour relation matters and not adversaries. Based on this, we conclude that, the political<br>environment under which the unions are operating is still not conducive enough as it should be for the trade unions to fully flourish.</p> |
| title | An Assessment of the Political Environment of Trade Unions in Kenya: Is the Prevailing Environment Conducive? |
| topic | Political, Trade unions, Assessment, Prevailing, Environment, Democratic, Workers. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18733080 |