Workers Rights Watch – Kenya

Programes & Approach

We work closely with other organizations and government agencies for the common goal of improving worker’s rights.

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Over the years, WRW worked with other like-minded organizations to foster and nurture workers organizing and democratic participation. These organizations included the KHRC, LRC, Gender Commission, FEMNET, EQUALITY NOW, FIDA KENYA, HAKI MASHINANI, UFADHILI, KFC, FTA, MPS, ECAS, TRAIDCRAFT and Utz, among others. During our engagement we have been able to take workers’ rights as Human Rights, critique the labor laws, educated workers on their rights and managed to develop a Sexual Harassment policy for the cut flower industry in Kenya. On this, we have been working with the international media to expose unfair labor practices in most industries such as the Delmonte Campaign and Flower Firms Campaign. For the year 2017, WRW has received financial support from HIVOS through the KHRC to implement a Results Based Social certification project for a contract period June 2017 – August 2018.

Our Key Areas of Intervention

Our activities mainly focus on the following areas.

Flower Campaigns

The role of workers and employers in implementing codes of practice and ethical business.

Sexual Harassment

Tackling sexual harassment at the workplace

Labour Laws

The role of workers and employers in implementing codes of practice and ethical business.

CSR - Public Rallies

Public rallies to address the issues of corporate citizenship in Kenya.(CSR)

Training of Trainers

Training of trainers (TOT) in Kenya.

HIV/AIDS Policies

HIV / AIDS policies and rights at the work place

Our Approach

The workers’ rights watch believes that industrial justices at the workplace can be best promoted by working with all actors who are affected and those who affect.

  • Organizational Assistance

    Promoting workers, gender committees and shop stewards organizing around their various struggles and for effective participation in their union’s leadership.

  • Policies & Lobbying

    Production of policy briefs and lobbying government

  • Sexual Harrasment Awareness

    Awareness creation on sexual harassments amongst stake holders

  • Training

    Training of WWCs, gender committees, union negotiation teams, unions branch secretary, farms shop stewards on national law and ILO convections, policy best practices and specific CBA clauses

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    Organizing stakeholders engagement between corporations, communities and workers

  • Working Conditions

    Better working conditions with less /Fewer health and safety problems

  • Communication

    Better workers communication with the management that builds confidence.