SAVE JOBS, MINERS DEMAND – GOVERNMENT FOCUS MUST BE MAINTAINING JOBSBy KETRA KALUNGAGOVERNMENT must focus on saving jobs in the mines even as it strives to find a solution to woes that are the sector, the National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) has said.NUMAW treasurer, Soul Simunjika said whether the government decided to run the mines or bring in an equity partner, the focus should be on saving jobs.Mr. Simunjika said in an interview, that maintaining jobs should be a priority because the country cannot afford to add to the already high number of unemployed miners given the country’s depressed economy.He said whatever measures the government puts in place regarding the smooth running of the mines, no jobs should be lost because the high number of unemployed miners would be catastrophic for the country.“As unions, our main interest is that those mines must continue to run and that jobs must be maintained primarily […]
SAVE JOBS, MINERS DEMAND – GOVERNMENT FOCUS MUST BE MAINTAINING JOBS
