Kenya launches UN-backed strategy to extend social protection to informal sector

NAIROBI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Thursday launched its strategy for extending social protection coverage to workers in the informal and rural economy over the next five years.

Florence Bore, cabinet secretary of labor and social protection, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the strategy, developed with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO), outlines specific steps to address major barriers faced by workers in the informal and rural economy while accessing social protection schemes.