Unilever Tea says not all 11,000 unionised staff will be retired early

British consumer goods giant Unilever Plc says only the staff nearing retirement are targeted for voluntary staff reduction at its Kericho-based tea plantations, easing fears that 11,000 workers are facing the sack.

A worker’s union on Wednesday this week claimed that the tea producer had embarked on a massive layoffs targeting 11,000 unionisable employees out of 16,000 workers.