Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:26:03 +0000 By SIABANA KELVIN A COPPERBELT based labour expert Matthews Mwenya has appealed to the employers particularly some private companies in the country to stop exploiting their employees by paying low salaries. Mr Mwenya said it was unfortunate that some employers have taken advantage of the lack of employment opportunities by subjecting their workers to slavery and meagre wages that cannot sustain them. He said that it was a common trend among some private firms in the country who have continued to disrespect the rights of their workers by not paying them adequately. Mr Mwenya said many people in some private institutions work long hours without proper incentives. He said in spite of the non-availability of new job opportunities in the country, there was need for private companies to consider the well-being of the workers because they were important to the growth of the respective companies they worked for. The […]
Curb exploitation of workers in some companies, says labour expert
