Kenya aviation workers' union ends strike, union official says


A passenger pushes her luggage as they wait for their flights during a strike by Kenya airports union workers to protest against a proposed deal for India's Adani Group ADEL.NS, to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for 30 years, in Nairobi, Kenya September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Members of Kenya's aviation workers' union have agreed to resume work after spending the day on strike, the head of the country's umbrella trade union organisation said on Wednesday.

Francis Atwoli, secretary general of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions, said the aviation workers' union and the government had agreed that no one who participated in the strike would be victimised.

(Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Alexander Winning)

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