By KETRA KALUNGAEIGHT years after the government cancelled the concession agreement between Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) and Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ), most workers have not been paid their separation packages, says the Railway Workers Union of Zambia (RWUZ).In 2012, Government cancelled the concession agreement between ZRL and the RSZRWUZ president, Nathan Zulu, said the government was supposed to pay the affected workers their separation packages after the cancellation of agreement, but nothing had come forth eight years down the line. Mr. Zulu was speaking during a RWUZ women conference held on Thursday in Kabwe.He said the RWUZ was also saddened that Government only paid some of the members who took the matter to court while the workers who remained loyal had not been paid. “This is a pure case of discrimination where one set of people who take Government to court are paid and those who decided to remain loyal are not paid,“Is Government […]
ZRL workers cry for benefits
