Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:45:26 +0000 By FLAVIOR CHISHALA KANUNGO THE Young African Leaders Initiate (YALI) has called for respect of workers’ rights in chain stores if foreign investment is to yield fruits in Zambia YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza said it is disappointing for Pick n’ Pay Zambia management to offer K200 payrise to its workers. Mr Mwanza said his organisation was aware of how much the foreign investors were making out of the sweat of Zambians, adding that paying peanuts to their workers was not serving the purpose of why Zambia wanted to bring foreign investors. Unionised workers at Pick n’ Pay Zambia on Friday staged a sit-in protest at various outlets, paralysing operations of the supermarket countrywide. The workers were demanding a salary increment of between K500 and K1, 000 but management had only offered a K200 pay rise. Mr Mwanza said investors should realise that they were in the country to […]
