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 activities mainly focus on the following areas.
The role of workers and employers in implementing codes of practice and ethical business.
Tackling sexual harassment at the workplace
The role of workers and employers in implementing codes of practice and ethical business.
Public rallies to address the issues of corporate citizenship in Kenya.(CSR)
Training of trainers (TOT) in Kenya.
HIV / AIDS policies and rights at the work place
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.
Promoting workers, gender committees and shop stewards organizing around their various struggles and for effective participation in their union’s leadership.
Production of policy briefs and lobbying government
Awareness creation on sexual harassments amongst stake holders
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
Organizing stakeholders engagement between corporations, communities and workers
Better working conditions with less /Fewer health and safety problems
Better workers communication with the management that builds confidence.