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Article

30 Apr 2007

Author:
Joyce Mulama, Inter Press Service

Export Processing Zones Still a Bone of Contention [Kenya]

...Emily Mugo has an axe to grind about her place of employment-in one of Kenya's Export Processing Zones (EPZs). "One has to collapse from sickness to be allowed to seek medical attention...she noted of the textile factory [where she works]...In 2004, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) issued a book…that detailed poor working conditions in the zones..."The working conditions in the EPZs still remain the same: deplorable. All evidence is clear that employers continue to abuse workers' rights," KHRC Deputy Executive Director Steve Ouma told IPS, pointing to a case of unfair dismissal last year...These allegations are refuted by the EPZ Authority…