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November 16, 2025
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COTU wants foreign investor filmed assaulting Kenyan worker deported

COTU wants foreign investor filmed assaulting Kenyan worker deported

COTU detailed allegations against the Chinese investor identified as Xiao Jianzhoun, accusing him of widespread labour violations, including excessively long working hours without pay, intimidation, denial of toilet breaks, and creating “an environment of psychological and phys..

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The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has demanded the immediate deportation of a Chinese manager filmed assaulting a Kenyan worker at the TCM Mabati Factory in Eldoret, escalating calls for the government to address alleged labor abuses by foreign investors.

  • COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli wrote to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, highlighting a viral video showing the man slapping an employee.
  • The incident mirrors another alleged case involving Xiao Jianzhoun, a Chinese investor at an EPZ factory, accused of forcing workers to sing Chinese songs and widespread labor violations.
  • COTU urged both the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Labour to ensure foreign investors respect the dignity and rights of Kenyan workers.

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