ABSENTEEISM has hit the mining companies on the Copperbelt as a result of the continued shortage of mealie meal as miners are staying away from work on the excuse that they have to look for the staple food currently in short supply in most parts of the country, the Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has complained.George Mumba, the MUZ general secretary has disclosed that miners were being granted permission to go search for mealie meal, and that is currently in short supply in most parts of the country.Mr Mumba said the shortage has become an excuse for the miners to be absent from work because most are being granted permission to go and look for the commodity which has continued to be in short supply.And Mr Mumba has said the MUZ Milling plant had not been operational because it had run out of maize stocks and was hoping to resume operations after receiving the […]
Mealie meal shortage causing absenteeism in mines
