Stringent Regulations Proposed on Overseas Recruiters Sending Kenyans Abroad
Senator Crystal Asige has put forth a set of fresh regulations aimed at overseeing the process of sending Kenyans abroad through recruitment agencies.
The National Employment Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023, put forth by her, aims to establish a requirement for recruiters to obtain a license before engaging in their activities. This proposed law would necessitate recruiters to apply to the appropriate agency, furnishing comprehensive particulars regarding their operations, business address, and the foreign destinations to which their employees will be sent. Additionally, recruiters will be mandated to obtain an indemnity cover for their employees.
Recruiters must also adhere to a levy set by the law, which will be utilized to fund the expenses of repatriating workers in emergencies and transporting the deceased worker's body back to Kenya. Additionally, recruiters will be responsible for gathering and providing the National Employment Authority (NEA) with a comprehensive report. This report should include details of the employed individuals, their employment status, available job positions, and any other pertinent information required by the NEA.
On the other hand, the NEA will have the duty of releasing a roster of authorized recruiters in the Kenya Gazette. The law also stipulates that the government will strive to allow Kenyan workers to be sent exclusively to countries that uphold the rights of Kenyan migrant workers. The Senator highlights that Kenyans working overseas play a crucial role in Kenya's economy by sending home remittances that exceed Sh4 billion annually. She stresses the significance of legislation that safeguards the welfare of these individuals, ensuring their continued economic contribution.
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Kalejingaz and kikuyu kuniaz…
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Kalejingaz and kikuyu kuniaz don’t seem to understand the basics,
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Article 8 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides:
1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
2. No one shall be held in servitude.
Basically, slave traders deserve to be bombed to kingdom come.
Nonsense! Wewe kubafu na…
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In reply to Kalejingaz and kikuyu kuniaz… by AbolishTheOffi… (not verified)
Nonsense! Wewe kubafu na mavi ya Kuku!
Just FYI: The GOK has been…
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Just FYI: The GOK has been in violation of the international law for human trafficking and slavery for years.
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The was a time when the world would look up to the American govt and the West to stop activities such as slave trade and human trafficking.
But today, 2023, the world is left with no option but to seek assistance from terrorist groups or anyone brave enough to fight the status quo of stupidity and more stupidity.
>>>Protocol on Trafficking in Persons
Articles 1, 3 and 5 of the 2000 Protocol on Trafficking in Persons provides that States Parties shall criminalize attempts to commit trafficking in persons, participation as an accomplice in trafficking in persons and organization or direction of other persons to commit trafficking in persons.
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 55/25, 15 November 2000, Annex II, Articles 1, 3 and 5.
It's about The KIDNEYs those…
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It's about The KIDNEYs those Amalekites need. Then they Come back Home in Coffins and Without body Organs.
We can’t even protect the…
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We can’t even protect the Kenyans inside Kenya against contaminated sugar, illegal pesticides, substandard imports from China and India, and all the other pollutants causing a very high incidence of Cancer in Kenya!
And we’re now pretending to create laws to protect those abroad???
Bure kabisa! Taka taka, mavi ya kuku!!
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