text: Labor Minister Ith Samheng said the law will not “put pressure” on unions. “We take unions and other vocational organizations as our partners,” he said.
  
  The U.N. Security Council has expressed concern about the continuing post-election violence in Kenya and is calling on the country's political leaders to put an end to the crisis. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.
  In a statement, the Security Council deplored the violence that has killed more than 800 people over the past month, displaced thousands more and caused a growing humanitarian crisis.
  The council also expressed concern for the safety of the 5,000 U.N. personnel working in Kenya, and agreed to a request from Kenya's foreign minister for him to come to New York to address the council as soon as possible.
  Britain's U.N. Ambassador, John Sawers, says international concern is steadily growing as the violence continues unabated. "We all know what has happened before when such violence gets out of control. So we need to nip it in the bud with these mediation efforts led by Kofi Annan," he said.
  The former U.N. Secretary-General is in Kenya trying to mediate talks between the two main political rivals - President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
  Mr. Annan has said he is confident the immediate political issues could be resolved within a month, and that broader issues could be solved within a year.