Kantanshi miners down tools over pension schemeUNIONIZED workers at First Quantum Minerals Operation (FQMO) mining division at Kansanshi Mine have downed tools after a misunderstanding on a private pension scheme with their employer.The workers, who are demanding that a five percent private pension scheme be given directly to them, downed tools when management refused to heed their demands.According to their 2021/2022 collective agreement, mine management and the unions agreed to introduce a company sponsored private pension scheme for all employees with the employer contributing five percent of the basic pay for each employee.However, the employees do not want the money to go towards the pension scheme as agreed in the Collective agreement but be given to them directly.They downed tools at the start of the night shift on Thursday September 9 and the day shift crew also followed suit. However, management has described the work stoppage by FQMO Mining Division employees as illegal as it did […]
Kantanshi miners down tools over pension scheme
