The Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) on Tuesday signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with Del Monte Kenya Limited covering the period 2025–2027.
The signing ceremony was presided over by KPAWU General Secretary Francis Atwoli, who was accompanied by the Union’s Deputy General Secretary, Thomas Kipkemboi, and the branch-level leadership representing workers at Del Monte. The management of Del Monte Kenya Limited was led by Managing Director Wayne Cook and Human Resource Manager Gideon Kimutai.
Under the CBA, the salaries of approximately 7,000 workers will be increased by between 6% and 9%. In addition, the management of Del Monte has assured the Union that workers will benefit from an increase in house allowance, while continuing to enjoy top-tier medical and education benefits within the company.
Atwoli, while signing the CBA commended the cordial and constructive spirit demonstrated by both parties throughout the negotiation process, saying it reaffirmed the importance of social dialogue and collective bargaining in promoting industrial harmony and fair labour relations within Kenya’s plantation and agricultural sector.
“As KPAWU, we wish to assure the management of Del Monte that as long as they promote the welfare of workers within their establishment, we shall continue standing with them to ensure that they grow in revenue so that workers can benefit,” said Atwoli.
