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EXPOSED : ZAMBIAN Managers EXPLOITING Fellow Zambians At LARFAGE Cement NAMED
LAFARGE Cement workers are calling for the harmonising of salaries across the board. And the workers are working under constant threat as they are intimidated hence ‘watching out’ by remaining mute.
The workers have since expressed disappointment and displeasure on the way the Local Zambian Managers are treating them by blocking progressive work culture as far as improved conditions of service are concerned.
The named managers have been at the centre stage of turning down salary increments offered by the ‘whites’ their superiors.
The workers have since disclosed Names of the Zambian Culprit Managers playing ‘Muzungu Anikonde’ as ; MWEWA KAPEPULA-INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR, YOTAM VIYUYI-HR LUSAKA PLANT, and BEATRICE MUTATI-HR Director For Ndola and Lusaka.
And the workers have since challenged a Patriotic Front (PF) MWENSE MP who was at the company some 2 months ago in Ndola to explain their grievance to President SATA as he knows their cry failure to which, he must resign from the Patriotic Front and government at large.
The workers further disclosed that they are in constant threat and that their Union has been compromised by LARFAGE management. And it is because of this that the union fail to execute their union leadership roles for fear of being axed from their employment.
The workers however said their case was presented to labour office but nothing has been done. They have since called for a mass ‘clean up’ of Labour offices as most officers are corrupt who fail to highlight the plight of the suffering workers after being given a ‘kick back’.
Below is part of the letter which explains the cry of the suffering LARFAGE workers ;
Dear Editor,
Honourable Shamenda, President Sata,
We are employees of lafarge cement zambia ndola plant. I want to complain about our poor working conditions. our company makes about 1.5billion kwacha per daily sales in ndola plant alone but we are paid poorly. Our yearly increments ranges from k90,000 to k120,000 per employee. Our plant machinery operators/ attendants who make cement are the lowest paid and are on contracts; most of them have worked more than 10 years on contract with very low gratuity at 15% at end of contract. Employees in the Ndola Plant are the lowest paid while those in the Lusaka plant are enjoying good salaries but same company lafarge cement, an electrician in Ndola gets 2.8millionk while in lusaka plant they get 5.2millionk. same company, same jobs but different salaries. kindly help us. Machinery Operator/Attendants gets k1.8millon kwacha per month for a company that makes billions of kwachas, it pays our four foreign managers between 150million kwacha to 450million kwacha per month as salaries with 7million kwacha weekly allowances besides paying for their accomnodation, food, electricity, dstv, vehicle allowances etc. yet they refuse to give us better salaries saying the company has no money, then how do they manage to pay these people with positions that zambians can manage? Our christmas bonuses were scrapped off 7years ago, we want it back. Production bonuses are paid in percentages disadvantaging those with lower salaries, mostly calculated at 10% so that those with bigger salaries will get more money than those who suffer for it. Retirees are never paid their full benefits, but are paid half of their total entitlement. If one is to get 200million kwacha pension, they will pay him 100million and other half remains with the company then continue paying him 400,000pin every month. Our fellow zambian managers who have betrayed us are ; mwewa kapepula-industrial director, yotam viyuyi-hr lusaka plant,and beatrice mutati-hr director for Ndola and Lusaka. Pf mwense mp was 2months ago our hr in ndola if he doesn’t explain this to our president then he must resign from pf government. Please help us. We are seriously intimidated that we can’t strike or protest, the union is in fear 0f job losses. They are intimidated and controlled by management, they get what management decides for them. Each time they ask for an increment they say the company has no money. our friends in other bigger companies like ours e.g indeni, ndola lime, tazama etc, get good salaries. Please help us and save us from these poor and corrupt/traitor zambian managers who have let us down. Investors use their weaknesses to exploit us.
President sata and Hon. Shamenda please help us.
Concerned Ndola plant employees.
Posted by
kash
October 19, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Too bad managers we don’t think for others. kano nga ebo!!!
FWEBENA CHINSALI
October 19, 2011 at 11:38 pm
aba bambuli we need to sort them out
Mwenya capetown
October 20, 2011 at 3:45 am
Shame on you so called managers. When are Zambians going to learn to put theirs first and not foreigners. It hates for some of us Zambians who have the prevallage to travel,when we see how other countries put their people first before anybody else regardless of qualifications that one might be bringing to the country. Infact no job that can be done by a Zambian should be given to a foreighner.Please don’t make Zambia comfortable heaven for foreigners on the expense of hard working Zambians. The Pf govt is going to clean up this mess,but i want to appeal to all Zambians who are in positions of power in any industry to change their mentality or the way they treat and view those below them.
Black Holes
October 20, 2011 at 9:14 am
Crazy old fools.These blue eyed boys have eroded our patrotism coz there are sell outs.we need to start with them to set as an example .we are trying so hard to help the new govt and they are equally working against us.FOOLS.we need to follow them to there homes so that the discomfort starts from there.
Njombwinjo
October 20, 2011 at 9:21 am
I know its easy to see wrongs in private companies, and complain to the president.. Before our government starts looking into all these issues it should start by cleaning its own house. We government worker are lowly paid, no accommodation, transport is an issue. We r expected to be at work, put in our very best and what do u get out of it. Its sacrifice… These investors are coping from the way our leaders treat us. The government to set good example.
Chali
October 20, 2011 at 12:13 pm
ABASH Muzungu ANIKONDE Zambians. Shame on you.Pay your fellow zambians well.
cchirwa
October 20, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I wish to acknowledge a good start to the promise our Party made during the campaign trail.On infrastructre,we need to build new structures rather than converting old institutions into either Universities or otherwise.Some of these institutions were put there with a specific target of skills to develop.For example ZIT now Copperbelt university was put there to provide training skills at technician levels to feed the labour into Mining. I would encourage our esteamed President Elect to look at these institutions as teams of experts sit to map up what development programs to put in place.
Lafarge employee ndola
October 22, 2011 at 5:17 pm
LAFARGE ZAMBIA MUST REALLY HAMONISE SALARIES FOR BOTH PLANTS AND PAY NDOLA EMPLOYEES ARREARS OF PAY. PERIOD.
BUFFALO
November 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm
ilefwaika ukubapepeka ba shit,if the president is hearing this,let him do sumthing
SOLOLO
November 1, 2011 at 4:50 pm
NOT UKUBAPEPEKA, WE SHOULD GO TO THE ROUND TABLE. WE NEED BETTER SALARIES AND OUR GRATUITY, BACK. THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR CRY, THIS TIME AROUND. HARMONISE SALARIES FOR NDOLA,FIRST. THE MONEY WE MAKE AT NDOLA PLANT IS USED TO PAY LOAFERS IN FRANCE. SHAME !