The candid COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has been re-elected for the second time as the president of the Global Industrial Relations Oversight Board (GIRO).
He will serve the task of managing the organization and ensuring all reported and non-reported cases of abuse at the workplace are dealt with promptly and to the satisfaction of the parties involved.
The elections took place in Geneva, Switzerland, where representatives from continents were present.
Atwoli had earlier stated in JKL in the past interview that if he will not be voted in again then he has no problem but leave it to the young aspirants.
GIRO is the organization that has the mandate of oversight and regulating all industrial relations matters as well as monitoring and reporting any cases of abuse at the workplace on the global platform.
“I urge both employers and governments to respect and adhere to the enormous industrial relations machinery available in their respective countries and in case of disagreements,” Atwoli stated.
Atwoli remembered to cite the recent developments in the Aviation Industry where trade union officials were labeled and treated as criminals and dragged into a non-competent Principal Magistrate’s Court to hear a dispute that the magistrate was not competent to hear.
He, however, applauded president Uhuru Kenyatta for how he is dealing with corruption.