By ANDREW MUKOMALUAPULA Mine operating in Mansa has been warned to up their game or risk facing serious consequences.Labour Commissioner Givens Muntengwa conducted the first inspection at Luapula Mine last year in August which revealed contraventions against the law where workers were found working without Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).Further, it was discovered that sanitation and health standards at the mine were in a deplorable state and no proper contracts were given to the employees hence the mine was given the first warning pending correction of the issues uncovered.In view of this background, Mr Muntengwa conducted a follow-up inspection on January 15, 2022 where he observed that the company has bought PPEs for its employees though not meeting the required standards for the Mine safety.“Following the directives, we decided to conduct a follow-up inspection of which the Ministry has observed that the safety boots that the mine bought were ordinary ones and this is undesirable for […]
LABOUR COMMISSIONER WARNS LUAPULA MINE
