By ADRIAN MWANZAABOUT 450 workers for contractor companies at KCM who have been protesting, demanding to be fully employed by the mine have been locked out for going on an illegal work stoppage since Tuesday.The workers downed tools after failing to agree with KCM management and their respective companies on the way forward.The workers claimed that KCM pumped in US$1.5 million but that the money was pocketed by the leaders in the previous PF regime.KCM General Manager Corporate Affairs, Shapi Shachinda said the contractor workers who participated in the illegal strike would only be allowed back in the KCM operational areas after undergoing a prescribed disciplinary process in their respective companies.Mr Shachinda said the illegal strike undermined and breached the contractual obligations that contractors had with KCM.He said the workers who did not participate in the strike would continue to report to their work stations and shall be assigned their respective tasks.Mr Shachinda said it […]
KCM contractors’ protest workers locked out
