Kenyan tanneries lay off 400 amid concerns over hide exports

05/09/2012

Tanneries in Kenya might have to lay off more staff as a lack of raw hides has reduced productivity from between 80% and 90% last year to around 50%, according to local reports. The Tanners Association of Kenya chairman, Mr Robert Njoka, told Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation they had laid off 400 workers in six months due to falling production...