From 10 to 15 of February 2025, three BWI affiliates from Kenya (KUPRIPUPA, KQMWU, and KBCTFIEU) held an exchange program meeting with the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employee (SEKO). Led by Jens Saverstam and Chaker Nassar, the affiliates and SEKO shared best practices and successes achieved through the Union-to-Union and BWI collaboration, which saw over 15,000 new members organised during the past year, resulting in the successful negotiation of more than 15 collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), and capacity building for more than 1,300 union members. 

On 13 February, the participants attended a field visit at the Mombasa Mtwapa Kilifi (A7) Road Lot1 (Mombasa Mtwapa Section 13.5 km) project site. The project is managed by the Hunan Road and Bridge Construction Group Company Limited and funded by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). 

Given BWI’s focus on improving OHS and overall working conditions in Chinese MNCs, while fostering collaborations with financial institutions that require stakeholders to respect human and labour rights, the visit presented an opportunity for the KBCTFIEU to share its challenges, efforts, and opportunities while organising the site. While conducting the visit, the delegation identified numerous OHS violations that the KBCTFIEU will bring to the employers’ attention during the ongoing CBA negotiations for resolution.  

"Workers' rights, especially OHS-related rights, are fundamental,” BWI AME Regional Representative emphasised. "BWI works with international financial institutions to protect these rights with worker unity at the core of its work."