Employees wrongfully dismissed for union activities are generally awarded damages in the form of lost wages by the Industrial Court. reinstatement is not a common remedy. This is due in large measure to the fact that most aggrieved workers have found alternative employment in the lengthy period prior to the hearing of their cases. The International Labor Organizations (ILO) Committee of Experts (COE) observed in its 1992 report that the Government of Kenya. in accordance with Article 10 of ILO Convention 143. should promote equality of opportunity and treatment for migrant workers. including trade union rights. Legislation authorizing the creation of export processing zones (EPZ) was passed in November 1990. one has been established to date. The EPZ Authority has decided that local labor laws will apply generally in the zones. including the right to organize and bargain collectively.