Labour Relations and Workers' Rights
Championing workers' dignity, fair wages, and harmonious industrial relations for Kenya's prosperity
Workers at the Center
ODM believes that workers are the backbone of Kenya's economy. Our labor policies prioritize worker dignity, fair compensation, and safe working conditions while promoting productive partnerships between labor and capital.
We advocate for industrial relations that balance worker rights with economic growth, ensuring that Kenya's development benefits both businesses and the workers who drive productivity and innovation.
Workers benefiting from ODM labor policies
Minimum wage increase advocated
Reduction in workplace accidents through safety programs
Trade unions strengthened and supported
Labor Policy Framework
Comprehensive policies that protect workers while promoting sustainable economic growth and competitiveness
Worker Rights Protection
Strengthening labor laws and enforcement mechanisms to protect workers from exploitation and ensure fair treatment.
Fair Wage Standards
Implementing living wage policies that ensure all workers earn enough to support dignified living standards.
Social Security Expansion
Expanding social protection systems including healthcare, retirement, and unemployment benefits for all workers.
Skills Development
Investing in technical and vocational training to enhance worker productivity and employability.
Industrial Relations
Promoting harmonious labor-management relations through dialogue, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution.
Decent Work Creation
Promoting job creation that provides fair income, security, and social protection in safe working conditions.
Fundamental Workers' Rights
Core labor rights that every Kenyan worker deserves, forming the foundation of our industrial relations policy
Right to Organize
Freedom of association and collective bargaining for all workers
Safe Working Conditions
Occupational health and safety standards in all workplaces
Equal Pay
Equal remuneration for work of equal value regardless of gender
Social Protection
Universal access to healthcare, pensions, and unemployment benefits
Economic Democracy
True democracy extends beyond politics to the workplace. ODM advocates for economic democracy where workers have a voice in decisions that affect their livelihoods and workplace conditions.
Through worker participation in management, profit-sharing schemes, and cooperative enterprises, we're building an economy that works for everyone, not just capital owners.
Worker Cooperatives
Supporting the formation of worker-owned enterprises that democratize economic ownership
Profit Sharing
Promoting policies that ensure workers share in the profits they help create
Worker Representatives
Mandating worker representation on company boards and management committees
Skills for the Future
Preparing Kenya's workforce for the economy of tomorrow through comprehensive skills development programs
Technical & Vocational Education
Expanding TVET institutions and programs to provide practical skills that meet industry demands and create pathways to decent employment.
- Modern TVET facilities and equipment
- Industry-aligned curricula
- Apprenticeship and internship programs
- Certification and accreditation systems
Digital Skills Training
Preparing workers for the digital economy through coding, digital literacy, and technology skills training programs accessible to all.
- Basic digital literacy programs
- Advanced coding and programming
- E-commerce and digital marketing
- Technology entrepreneurship