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Partnering with Trade Unions to

Boost Competitiveness

Stephen OliekaDirector of Human Resourcesumias Sugar Compan!

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Contents

"ntroduction # Before Trade Unions

Trade Unions

BenefitsChallenges

Partnering with Unions

$%isting echanismsPartnerships

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"ntroduction & Before Trade Unions

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Before Trade Unions

Before the emergence of trade Unions' work

conditions were ver! poor( )ong hours

)ow pa!

*ew +enefits

Dangerous and poor work environments

*ew rights # no power to influence decisions a+out

own ,o+

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Trade Unions

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Trade Unions

"n the U- Unions emerged during the "ndustrial

Revolution +ut +ecame legal in ./01

"n the US unions emerged in the ./12s

"n -en!a the Trade Unions Ordinance enacted in

.341 & allows 5fricans to organi6e themselves in

Trade Unions

COTU esta+lished in .307-en!a currentl! has 48 unions affiliated to COTU

and 7 not affiliated to COTU

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Trade Unions

Union is a group of workers who have come together to

make collective decisions

Union is democratic # mem+ers elect their leaders through

an elective processThrough Collective Bargaining their elected leaders

negotiate with their emplo!er over( 9ages

9orking conditions and hours

Safet! and Health

Other +enefits

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"ndustrial Relations Charter

Product of Tripartite eeting of 8th a! .310

consisting of( :overnment of the Repu+lic of -en!a ;inister of )a+ourualit! of status and e>uit! at the +argaining ta+leI

The involvement of workers in decision makingI

utuall! accepta+le operating principles or working

agreements to guide corporate polic!I

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Trust Building

Perceived credi+ilit! of the compan!s management

in the e!es of the union e%ecutives and emplo!eesI

Lualit! of leadership e%ercised +! managers andunion representativesI and

5+sence of political interference in the affairs of the

compan!=

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References

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