Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:57:38 +0000 By VIOLET TEMBO THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) is worried over the sub-contracting or outsourcing of labour by mining companies coupled with poor salaries and conditions given to the workers, says General Secretary Joseph Chewe. Mr Chewe appealed to Government through the Ministry of Labour to look into the issue of casualization as it promoted poverty and social instability. And MUZ has managed to negotiate with Chambishi Metals which has placed 98 workers out of the 150 who were engaged on fixed term contracts to permanent. Speaking during the signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2017 at Mukwa Lodge between the union and Chambishi Metals, Mr. Chewe noted that permanent employment attracted higher cost in the operations of a company “But it is the belief of the union that in representing workers effectively, it is helping to alleviate poverty among workers,” he said Mr Chewe has […]
