By SANFROSSA MANYINDATHE Mine Contractors and Allied Workers Union (MCAWU) has launched investigations into the protests that took place at KCM in Chingola on suspicion that they might have been politically motivated.The union said it highly suspected that a political hand might have sponsored the protests owing to the behavior exhibited during the demonstrations.MCAWU General Secretary Levi Chimfwembe said they would not support any political involvement in such matters.“We will not allow any political party to use any worker to propel their political agendas. We will inform the public of any action to be taken if we find out after the investigations that the protest was politically motivated,” he said.Mr Chimfwembe condemned the path they took in airing their grievances.He noted that any work stoppage relating to grievances was only legal when the full process was followed and exhausted.He said the union was not saying that the grievances were not genuine but that the workers […]
KONKOLA COPPER MINES PROTEST POLITICAL? THE MINE CONTRACTORS AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION (MCAWU) LAUNCH INVESTIGATIONS INTO PROTEST
