Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:28:17 +0000 By Aaron Chiyanzo IN Chingola. KCM’s plan to invest about $1 billion in its operations in Zambia in order to increase copper production from the current 150,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes per annum has been welcomed by government . The mining giant will therefore need to use other contractors to achieve this and the government wants workers to cooperate and agree with outsourcing because the law allows this. Minister of Labour and Social Services, Joyce Nonde Simukoko said yesterday that laws in Zambia allow outsourcing of employees as long as its done in accordance with the constitution and in good faith, Ms Simukoko said that outsourcing of employees in Zambia was not a new thing and that it was in line with the laws of the land. She however reiterated that outsourcing in Zambia had a bad standing because some companies had handled it wrongly. The minister said this […]
