LAFARGE Cement DUBIOUS SCANDALS AND SCAMS EXPOSED As ZAMBIAN Managers EXPLOIT Fellow Zambians’

IT’s less than two months when Tumfweko reported about some Zambian managers at LAFARGE cement who are working against their fellow Zambians but favouring the foreigners.
The named managers have been at the centre stage of turning down salary increments offered by the  their foreign superiors.
Tumfweko 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.
This time, a scam has been unearthed in which LAFARGE management has created a bogus illegal pension scheme which is aimed at siphoning money from the low earned workers.
Well Placed Sources have disclosed to Tumfweko that LAFARGE management created an illegal pension scheme 7 years ago without the consent and agreement with their employees.

According to the sources, instead foreigners were made and used to sign on behalf of Zambians. This pension scheme is called LAFARGE trust fund.
‘Half of the pension of employees who go on retirement is deposited into this trust fund by management, then the retiree gets only half of his or her total entitlements. If an employee is to be paid K200 million as pension, he gets only K100million, then the other half he only gets monthly salaries of about K400,000. If he dies he loses the money,’said the source.
Sources disclosed that workers were in the dark on what agreement was made between ZISC and LAFARGE for ZISC to start transfering 66% of LAFARGE employees ZISC contributions into the illegal LAFARGE Trust Fund.
Sources also wondered where the pension contributions to ZISC by employees was from 2001 to 2003.
LAFARGE management has since failed to explain and account for the funds chewed to its workers when queried.

And workers at LAFARGE have urged government to order LAFARGE management to take the money back to ZISC.
The scandals at LAFARGE have worsened as 6 of its management officials are allegedly to have given the MMD K3.5 Billion for its campaigns for the just ended 2011 tripartite elections.
“But it denies it’s employees better salaries. If you want proof this, just visit Ndola plant or Lusaka old plant and see the employees for correct information. Management will tell you lies. They have blundered long enough. Things must change now,’ said the sources.
“The new director a nigerian, refused to occupy an executive mansion the former directors (whites), used to live in but instead directed the company to rent for him a presidential mansion for K36 Million per month and bought a Range Rover Sport car for K1 Billion which he never drove where he came from and one which no other former directors drove, but he refuses to gives us good conditions saying the company has no money and promises to be tough on us this coming year. ‘Mousoline’ kind of person, ” disclosed workers who sought anonymity.
Sources further disclosed that government must revolk the work permit of Ndola plant manager which was fraudulently obtained by Beatrice Mutati using Felix Mutati after his contract expired claiming that he has over stayed.
“We have Zambians who can manage this position much better than these foreigners. The gap between Zambian managers and foreingers salaries is too wide, heaven and earth”. They said.

LAFARGE Cement company has less than 900 employees.
Government has been asked to find out why permanent jobs are only given to relatives of managers only, leaving employees who have worked more than 10 years on contract to remain on contract with very little at the end and nothing to write home about.

Posted by Editor on December 1, 2011. Filed under HEADLINES. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry