BY JEFF OTIENO IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has been elected as one of the African representatives in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) technical committee. Under the Umbrella African Bureau of workers Group Atwoli and another nominee from Sudan Ibrahim Gandu will form part of the powerful 14 member technical committee across the globe and their mandate is to tackle any crucial political and technical issues bedevilling workers body (ILO).

ILO Secretariat also applauded Francis Atwoli following his re-election to serve for the third term in a peaceful and colourful event held in Tom Mboya Labour College last month.

Atwoli together with Ernest Nadome of the electrical workers union and other is Unionists are in Geneva for 100th Session of International Labour Conference starting on 1-17th June 2011.

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