{
  "id": 9308115,
  "title": "Trade Unions demand transparent borders, better trader protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trade-unions-demand-transparent-borders-better-trader-protection",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:43:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/trade-unions-demand-transparent-borders-better-trader-protection/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya) (COTU-K) and the International Trade Union Confederation’s African Regional Organisation (ITUC-Africa), alongside union representatives from other African countries, have highlighted the urgent need to address systemic obstacles that undermine trader livelihoods at key border points. Reading the joint statement on behalf of COTU-K, Adams Barasa,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}