Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:12:02 +0000 …. workers should not fear out sourcing By Chite Mtonga KCM should consider sub-contracting Zambian companies that can take up some of the workforce as it strategieses to use contractors to assist in increasing copper production to 400,000 tonnes per year, people’s party president Mike Mulongoti has said. KCM announced that it intends to engage contractors as it plans to invest $1 billion dollars in its operations to increase copper production from 150,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes per year. And Mr Mulongoti said that workers at the mining giant should not live in fear of losing their jobs as outsourcing did not necessarily require replacement of manpower. Mr Mulongoti said that KCM should consider engaging local contractors so that Zambian companies could also benefit from copper production. He said that outsourcing was a strategy that was not new in the mining sector, as companies expand in terms of production. […]
