Nasa’s call for an economic boycott should not be taken lightly as it could cause massive job losses of between 70,000 and 100,000, Cotu Secretary-General Francis Atwoli said on Tuesday.
“As a workers’ body we must alert workers that there is danger in what Nasa has come up with. Raila Odinga is a man with a huge following and any boycott will impact on workers and not only them but will also deter those firms from employing workers,” the Central Organisation of Trade Unions boss said.
Mr Atwoli spoke on the sidelines of a meeting between officials of Cotu affiliates and the National Hospital Insurance Fund.
The National Super Alliance (Nasa) has called a boycott on Safaricom, Bidco and Brookside products, claiming the companies support the Jubilee administration and the boycott would address electoral injustices.
Mr Atwoli said Cotu was not planning any meeting with Nasa leaders to persuade to stop the boycott as he was tired of talking politics. But he urged the leaders from across the political divide to find alternatives to end the impasse.
