01/05/2026
Happy International Workers' Day 🙌
Lehager Consulting is proud to share findings from the recent Endline Evaluation conducted for Keabrak Charitable Organization involving 280+ female factory workers in Dukem, Ethiopia. The evaluation reveals a concerning reality: low wages, long working hours, and widespread dissatisfaction.
• 100% of surveyed workers confirmed there are no labor unions formed in the factories
• No factory adopted a written GBV policy or confidential reporting mechanism
• Job dissatisfaction increased from 20.7% to 50.9%
It is the responsibility of government bodies, employers, and Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions to take meaningful action by:
• Ensuring fair wages
• Enforcing safe and humane working conditions
• Listening to workers’ voices
• Establishing labor unions and workplace GBV protection systems
Economic growth should never come at the cost of dignity.
This May Day, we stand not only to celebrate workers but to call for change.