Kenyan Airport Workers Call Off Strike After Agreement with Government

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After a day of negotiations, the Kenya Airport Workers Union has called off their strike at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The workers were protesting a build-and-operate agreement between the Kenyan government and India’s Adani Group, which would modernize the airport and operate it for 30 years. However, the union has not accepted the Adani Group, and Transport Minister Davis Chirchir assured Kenyans that their interests would be protected during the airport’s upgrade and modernization. The strike caused flight delays and cancellations, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport. The High Court had temporarily halted the implementation of the deal until a case filed by the Law Society and the Kenya Human Rights Commission is heard."

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