Kenya marks Int'l Labor Day with pledge to improve workers' welfare
STORY: Kenya marks Int'l Labor Day with pledge to improve workers' welfare
SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024
DATELINE: May 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:48
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the celebrations
2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
3. various of the celebrations
STORYLINE:
Kenya marked this year's International Labor Day on Wednesday with President William Ruto renewing a pledge to improve the welfare of workers through skills upgrading, legal protection, and better remuneration.
Speaking during the Labor Day celebrations in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Ruto said the government is committed to incentivizing workers in the public and private sectors to achieve people-centered economic transformation.
Ruto announced the formation of a task force to explore modalities of increasing the minimum wage by 6 percent to protect workers from inflationary pressures and ensure they have disposable income.
He added that the government has enacted the 2024 Soc
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