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Demystifying unionism for the jua kali industry

Trade unions significantly represent workers welfare issues and interest creating an impression that for people in the jua kali sector who are self-employed, joining a union would be of no benefit. But Eric Kanyi, the Education Coordinator of the Kenya Building, Construction, Timber and Furniture Industries Employees Union (KBCT&FIEU) counters that this perspective is ill… Continue reading Demystifying unionism for the jua kali industry
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The building, construction and timber Union through the years

Twenty seventh June 1952 marked the birth of the Kenya Building, Construction, Timber and Furniture Industries Employees Union (KBCT&FIEU) under the name Painters and Decorators Workers Union. Its first General Secretary was Arthur Aggrey Ochwada (1926 – 2013). It later changed its name to the East Africa Federation of Building and Construction Workers Union. The… Continue reading The building, construction and timber Union through the years
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Education Coordinator Eric Kanyi leans on partnerships to grow the Union

When you meet him, he is very eager to help. He stated that he is available any time for an interview. He rose through the ranks, starting as an office messenger in Naivasha. The fire in him is still bellowing, close to 15 years later. Eric Kanyi is an easy going professional who joined the… Continue reading Education Coordinator Eric Kanyi leans on partnerships to grow the Union
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