Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:33:10 +0000 By ANDREW MUKOMA National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) Zambia has raised concerns over the number of expatriates being employed in the mining sector in Zambia. According to NUMAW president James Chansa, expatriates are taking away the jobs that are supposed to be done by Zambians. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr Chansa noted that Zambia has enough and qualified citizens that meet the labour market requirements to work in the mines but wondered why some mines were opting for expatriate labour. “As a union, we are concerned and worried with the increasing expatriate labour in the mines. Zambia started mining way back and these things were not there but today expatriates are taking away our jobs, “My understanding is that an expatriate is one who comes with a rare skill and imparts knowledge on the locals but the situation in the mines […]
