Executive Council Statement
Recent Political Settlement in Kenya
… and the more than 10 million U.S. working men and women it represents, hope this new accord brings a resolute end to the political and social crisis that followed the announcement of the disputed presidential elections in 2007, which led … citizens and the displacement of more than 600,000 people. This welcome agreement is due in no small part to the able work of the African Union (AU)-supported mediation team led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, by the personal … privation and hardship suffered by Kenya’s workers, along with full respect for fundamental labor standards, including the right to organize and collectively bargain. According to some sources, unemployment in the country has now reached a …