Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Kenya: GDC Works With 700 Employees to Benefit Geothermal Energy Development

Kenya: Geothermal firm negotiates collective bargaining agreement (ESI Africa)


In East Africa, government-owned geothermal firm, Geothermal Development Company (GDC), has secured a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Kenya Electrical Trade and Allied Workers Union (KETAWU).

Nearly 700 GDC employees will benefit after working nearly a decade without clear terms of service, Business Daily reported.

The launch of the negotiation process was held in Naivasha on 28th August 2017.

“Management is committed to the process of negotiating this first CBA with the KETAWU Geothermal Branch. We will accommodate Union views and negotiate as equal partners so as to reach a win-win outcome,” said Simon Kiplang’at, the management leader in the negotiation committee.

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