{"id":7587,"date":"2025-05-09T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7587"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:29:47","slug":"kenya-actions-at-mining-and-platinum-companies-on-28-april-kqmwu-kupripupa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7587","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Actions at mining and platinum companies on 28 April &#8211; KQMWU\/KUPRIPUPA\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BWI affiliate KUPRIPUPA\u00a0 visited the Platinum Company Limited. Workers were educated on wood dust at the company and how OHS protocols could be improved to make work places safer and healthier.<\/p>\n<p>Another affiliate, KQMWU,\u00a0 visited the Kenya Builders Kayole Mining. 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