Kenyan youth want Ruto to negotiate better conditions for digital jobs with US
New report by Siasa Place, a youth-led NGO in Nairobi dubbed Taptengelei, Unemployment and Digital Jobs, Youth Perspectives on the Changing Nature of Work” published in April 2024, revealed how US companies and their local partners undermine local Kenyan labour laws including forbidding workers to unionise.
A section of Kenyan youth groups under the banner- Project Ether, want President William Ruto to utilise his visit to the USA to address pertinent issues affecting youth employed by major American tech corporations.
With the crux of the discussions between President Ruto and USA’s President Joe Biden being trade, investment and technological innovation; areas that directly impact the lives of Kenyan youth engaged in the digital economy, the youth want Dr Ruto to address issues of exploitation and violation of human rights and workers’ rights in the digital workforce.
