STUDY Trade Unions in Transformation Developing and Utilizing Power Resources: The Case of Kenya National Private Security Workers’ Union JACOB OMOLO AND EMILY ODHONG October 2017 n The growing private security sector in Kenya has been characterized by precarious and informal employment, deteriorating working conditions and, in the past, trade union fragmentation. The Kenya National Private Security Workers’ Union(KNPSWU) was able to turn this situation around by massively increasing its membership and by improving working conditions in the sector. n The KNPSWU built internal cohesion through members’ participation and owner­ship of the union. In order to regulate employment standards, the union sucessfully engaged with employers and government to conclude recognition and framework agreements and to establish regulatory bodies in the industry. n Trade Unions in Transformation is an FES project that identifies unions’ power re­sources and capabilities that contribute to successful trade union action. This study features among two dozen case studies from around the world demonstrating how unions have transformed to get stronger.