Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:56:38 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA GOVERNMENT takes great exception to the alleged proposal by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to launch a campaign to boycott Zambian goods and end South Africa trade with Zambia if the perceived harassment of Mr. Fred M’membe and his wife Mutinta continued, Ministry of Labour and Social Security Public Relations Officer Matthews Mudenda has charged. He said that the ministry responsible for all labour related issues including trade unions operating in the country found the position taken by NUMSA through its General Secretary Mr. Irvin Jim, not only strange but malicious. Mr Mudenda disclosed that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security would soon write to the South African Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to officially complain against NUMSA and Mr. Jim. “We are convinced that the misinformed and ill-conceived position by NUMSA is a failed attempt which was […]
