{"id":1655,"date":"2017-04-29T09:42:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T08:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2017-04-29T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T08:42:57","slug":"kenya-sugar-workers-observe-workers-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Sugar workers observe Workers\u2019 Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IUF Global Sugar and Palm Oil Program and the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Workers (KUSPW) observed the Workers\u2019 Memorial Day, April 28th, with weeklong activities that included workshops on the impact of sexual harassment on the health and safety of sugar workers in Kenya. The program also included a march through the roads of the South Nyanza Sugar Company (SONY), located in the Nyanza Province with the message that good jobs are safe jobs while raising awareness among workers and their families that sexual harassment must also be considered as a hazard in the workplace. Another KUSPW branch at the Nzoia Sugar Estate (Western Province) also observed Workers\u2019 Memorial Day for the third year in a row. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iuf.org\/sugarworkers\/kenya-sugar-workers-observe-workers-memorial-day\/\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.iuf.org\/sugarworkers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-2017-04-28-Kenya-Nzoia-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.iuf.org\/sugarworkers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Photo-2017-04-28-Kenya-Chemelil-1024x313.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1655\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1655\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1655\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1655\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Kenya%3A%20Sugar%20workers%20observe%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Memorial%20Day&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D1655&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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