By EDWIN OKOTHMore by this AuthorMore than 30,000 formal jobs have been lost in the manufacturing sector and 80 per cent of the existing jobs are vulnerable as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to bite. The retail, agriculture, beverages and textile sectors create the largest number of jobs and contribute up to 60 per cent of the manufacturing sector gross domestic product. Advertisement“Manufacturing sector has about 330,000 direct and three million indirect jobs. We have already lost about 30,000 formal jobs and another 140,000 or so remain vulnerable if the Covid-19 situation persists. The sector, which is largely subsistence will lose less jobs in the informal sector with just 10 per cent expected to be impacted.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2020 06:00 UTC