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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.
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Nostradamus
December 1, 2011 at 2:12 am
Who wrote this article, that is why LaFarge can’t employ you, you need some more education.
Mo taim
December 1, 2011 at 2:13 am
Iyo muli ba ma story ba tumfweko zo-ona.Anyway it is good to know.
Nomba Ninshi
December 1, 2011 at 2:17 am
Mutati name nafuti nafuti. Ba minista get down 2 this?
JUMBO JET
December 1, 2011 at 4:46 am
as long as you understand what they are writing, are you one of those in top managements please stop ifyabupuba
Ati Shani Nyapo!
December 1, 2011 at 4:55 am
muzungu anikonde LOL!!!! mutati nafuti nafuti kekeke yaba!we need ZAMBIANISATION PRONTO!!!!!!
Uko
December 1, 2011 at 5:54 am
Let someone investigate the company. I have delt with LaFarge before and it appeared to be a respectable company
Icipondo chikala
December 1, 2011 at 5:56 am
Chase the idiots abo ba fikala abalelila ama zambians amasuku pa mitwe. Evry tym it’s mutati’s name. Shame!?
Yes
December 1, 2011 at 6:10 am
@nastrida i dont know wat u mean by askin for the 1 who wrote this article. Mwana if you live by spottin out mistakes in people’s lives then am sorry for you. Wat is wrong wit da article? I feel da message is clear. This is just english language u cant be good thru out. Check thoughts.
Don Corleone
December 1, 2011 at 6:16 am
Beatrice is Mutati’s sister that’s how she does o the nonsense
sex lover
December 1, 2011 at 6:34 am
Us workers at lafarge we r even threatened 2b fired if we tried to raise our concerns even thru the right channels.superios are hungry 4 power…each one of them makes his own rules as he goes living us stuck as we don’t know which ones to follow.lafarge must be investigated as it is now run lik its a family thing,thres chaos here especially inda maintenance dept.bwafya!!!
ana shumba R4M
December 1, 2011 at 6:35 am
SATA PLIZ DO SOMETHING, THE SITUATION IS BAD. I HAVE WORKED THERE BEFORE AND I JUST RESIGNED A YEAR AGO. EVERYTHING IS JUST WRONG IN THIS COMPANY. WHY DDINT SATA MAKE KAMBWILI LABOR MINISTER? THIS SHAMENDA IS SOME HOW SLEEPING. VERY SOON PF WILL LOOSE IT ON INVESTERS. MINING COMPANIES ALSO NEEDS A LOWEST PAID SALARY MARGINE BY LABOR LAWS.
sex lover
December 1, 2011 at 6:36 am
Us workers at lafarge we r even threatened 2b fired if we tried to raise our concerns even thru the right channels.superios are hungry 4 power…each one of them makes his own rules as he goes living us stuck as we don’t know which ones to follow.lafarge must be investigated as it is now run lik its a family thing,thres chaos here especially inda maintenance dept.bwafya!!!
Workers are even forced to put on small sized safety boots all bcos one person who woke up one day and decided to change the rules,so where is safety now?
ana shumba R4M
December 1, 2011 at 6:47 am
THIS KA MANGAING DIRECTOR DRIVES A CUSTOMISED RANGE ROVER, NOT JUST A RANGE ROVER, ITS A BAD ONE. THE HOUSE HE LIVES IN IS BAD NEWS.
UNITY A MUST
December 1, 2011 at 6:55 am
This issue at Lafarge has been going on for long time, i feel its time for the Minister of labour chipped in to help our committed and hardworking emolyees. One zambia one nation, is a motto that explains emphathy amongest ourselves.We have no problem working with Xpats, but then ourselves as Zambians, we are busy frustrating our own efforts.I just to encourage everone that “United we divided we fall”, however we should know that to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.God bless all.
UNITY A MUST
December 1, 2011 at 7:21 am
As Zambian lets try by all means not to disadvantage ourselves , all of us have the potential to excel.
chandah
December 1, 2011 at 7:55 am
Please Rabson katota stop givin false stories to tumfweko newscrew jst come out in the open & talk to you bosses nicely nt always givin false stories,we have been watchin you for a long time stop it my boy jst come out in the open.your fellow larfage workers.
Drugsquard
December 1, 2011 at 7:57 am
There is no smoke without fire, something must be done. Shamenda, investigate and come to the bottom of this issue, there is a scent of truth in this article. We are sick and tired of these pipo who abuse their positions to abuse their juniors.
Wang Lee Jones
December 1, 2011 at 8:03 am
Lafarge chairman nama board members bake nivimi satan****!! Th named senior managers r children of w*****!! Surely,hw cn u b racist 2wards ur fellow kith-&-kin?!! U sons’n daughters of b****** in th lafarge executive shud b ashamed of urselves 4 mistreatin’ur fellow blacks!! Th M.D/C.E.O/General Manager,whateva th f*** th head is called,shud b arrested’n taken 2 task ova this issue!! Those managers r th type of pipo I’d describe as White-racists-with-black-skins!!! Kufunika kubalonga mumacelo bonse!!! Sons’n daughters of w*****!!! Ba Tumfweko,Job well done 4 Xposin’these White-racists-with-black-skins…
Madiba
December 1, 2011 at 8:07 am
Ubupupu pa zed. Why write about something you have little understanding of? Do some bit of research and you’d be embarrassed to even be reading this sort of rubbish.
Keeper
December 1, 2011 at 8:22 am
Its unfortunate that they dont know how pension funds are paid out. The law says you get 50% of your total benefits and the rest you purchase an anuity from an insurance company. They just need proper member education.
Chuma
December 1, 2011 at 8:45 am
Tufweko greet for following this up, but start perusing it with ministry of labour. Honourable Shamenda start performing these are even your areas with Hon Chenda. Same stories at Larfage, Golden Lay,Gourock, Chilanga, and in Kitwe its worse more so security companies. Mr Minister you have work, i personally voted for you. May Masebo should be moved to Labour ministry Mr President
pawpaw
December 1, 2011 at 9:01 am
May have the point, but too many accusations bane.
pawpaw
December 1, 2011 at 9:02 am
May have the point but too many accusations bane.
Kelvin
December 1, 2011 at 9:03 am
Am shocked to hear this story.Having worked for chilanga cement sometime back when Mr Mata was the plant manager,it realy boggles my mind.Chilanga cement(larfage) has been a highly organised institution and accredited with ISO 9000 quality system.All quality systems are audited.Being run by larfage(french company) which owns all cement plants in the world,you dont expect that.As for directors being foreign,that must not bother anyone cause its an international company.As I right other zambian are managing the same company in Canada and other places.A little insight and education may be needed on this subject how the organisation like this is run.President Sata must not be pulled into these misunderstandings,but just auditors can assist if clarity is needed.AS for human resource,yes to some extent there is some how,a strange way of absorbing employees in that organisation.However,all depends on the internal policies and how they impliment them.
Finally,if we are to help zambia, lets offer solutions
yours
Future president
Kali
December 1, 2011 at 9:25 am
Zambia should have been a paradise for all of us regardless of colour or ethnicity. But the animal in man seems to be prevalent almost everywhere whether it be parastatal or private.
Allow me to cite one true and vivid example of the local authorities more especially Lusaka City Council. As I write this article the minimum wage for us lowest paid employees is K360,000 far below the popular K450,000 minimum wage of which the president says should actually be revised. At the sametime, pension contributions remittance is still in arrears as far back as August 2010.
I think the labour movement just needs to be overhauled. It seems our union representatives have been compromised. We indeed a govt that really has the heart for the people.
Otherwise, managers everywhere seem to be good at cosmetic and false presentation of what really prevalent in their respective organisation.
This cancer must be ended!
chamusula chamu town
December 1, 2011 at 9:30 am
shame i think the minister of labour should be contacted by tumfweko so that we can here what he has to say. we voted for these guys
jerabo
December 1, 2011 at 9:34 am
if a dog baks,you know there is something even tho you might not be sure of wot it cud be.its only wen you go out to check wud you know wot the dog is bakin at.
Man Rock
December 1, 2011 at 9:45 am
hot got
Mike
December 1, 2011 at 9:58 am
dear mr president, things must change. that is why people qued up as early as 05:00hrs on 20 sept. and voted for change. let us change things please otherwise come 2016 they will again vote change because they will feel that they have been dubbed.
matcox
December 1, 2011 at 10:08 am
IWE ANNA SHUMBA R4M,LEAVE THE PRESIDA ALONE AYI. LABOUR MINISTRY IS THERE AND OTHER INVESTIGATIVE WINGS LIKE ACC & DEC.THESE PEOPLE ARE PAID FOR WHAT THEY DO AND NOT WHAT THE PRESIDA CAN DO FOR THEM.ASK LIATO THIS TIME HE IS TALKING NO MUTI WABA NYINA TAULEBOMBA BECAUSE ABANANKWE NABO BALIISOKELA.NABO NI NDOSHI.E BAIKETE MUSHALA ADAMSON
NKANDU
December 1, 2011 at 10:08 am
minister of labour here is work,quickly.
Ndate
December 1, 2011 at 10:25 am
Lafarge or chilanga cement needs to be investigated seriously.I ‘ve seen very disturbing correspondences from there.There is alot of dirt i can assure you
Chamusula Chamu Town
December 1, 2011 at 10:44 am
We ar still waiting for the reponse from the minister(labour) ba tunfweko when can you give us an update kanshi
Dimdwi
December 1, 2011 at 11:04 am
The writer of this article and others blindly agreeing need some exposure and a lot of education. This is a measure used all over the world to stop ppl from mismanaging all of their retirement money as most would if they were given the whole amount at once. And then they’ll probably end up dying from poverty because our govt has no welfare system like the western world. So this ensures that the retiree has enough money to last them through their retirement. And im sure if you do your research, you’ll find that if the person died and they had listed a beneficiary, the remainder of the money will go to the beneficiary.
Kalok
December 1, 2011 at 11:43 am
It is not surprising. It appears most of us are busy trying to bury excess cash instead of helping our brethren become better. Remember if you can help the least of you today, they will save you when you are in need in the future. That is how a lot societies we live in in diaspora behave. Ifwe ati kano fye ine neka nine ndekwata ubukwebo! Backward thinking – that is why we end up with craters in our neighborhoods and start blaming a president for them! Foolish! Basokeni abo ba kapoli basebeni!!!!
stan
December 1, 2011 at 11:47 am
Ba SHAMENDA na Ba MBULU, butukileni ku LAFARGE ababomfi bailishanya ati umulinganya takuli.imisowa yakulisha. NOT UNTILL THE PRESIDENT DIRECTS YOU
RB Almost Sold the Entire ZED had IT NOT BEING FOR ME & MY WIFE's VOTE
December 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Another useless article by Tumfweko! Dont just write without doing some investigation of some sort. This is obviously a potentially good story in the making if any of the following were undertaken:-
1. Obtained some balanced view from Lafarge Management
2. Consulted ZISC or any listed professional Insurer on how such transactions are paid out to retirees
3. Removed the phobia element by checking the Larfarge ethics. this is a very big organisation, which I honestly dont think it may be run like a ‘kantemba’
Please dont instruct PF to reverse in more deals- blindly. These may prove too costly to the tax payer resulting in even lesser money in our pockets
egwugwu
December 1, 2011 at 12:25 pm
MY WIFE…………………………………LOL
pamusulamufwinya
December 1, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Bushe kashikulu kalya ka Shamende his he fit for that job sure? That position we needed somebody who is proactive not ukula sungafye imyefu isha buta kukanwa.He should be seen to be working.Aba ituya chikala abantu balachula sana. Aposeko amano.
joy
December 1, 2011 at 12:46 pm
wat a gud job u hav done exposing larfarge.please also investgate fedex.we are suffering.the operations manager, expecaily his deputy they mistreat couriers.there are no conditions of service.no hr,no pension,no gratuity;no loans.but we make a lot of money for the company,we dont belong to any union, working long hours from 6;30-22;00;please help.exploited workers,fedex lusaka.
mulenga chem
December 1, 2011 at 1:11 pm
These chaps are not different from DOGS OR EVIL PIPO IN SHORT THEY ARE EVIL
JUMBO JET
December 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm
I can’t trust our labor minister SHAMENDE, why is he quite now days.
janet c
December 1, 2011 at 4:27 pm
It is about time zambians stood up for their rights. We have really had enough of being explited by south africans, west africans and now even our own – awe shuwa. This has to stop – that MD would never behave like that in Lagos
mant
December 1, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Can plz the commission of inquiry be set becoz this scandal as affected the export of cement to the great lakes region,shame mutati bamudala you are a thief.
jejemwa
December 1, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Shamende have you also stached money in a hole like your predeccessor
conman
December 1, 2011 at 5:47 pm
larfarge is a private company. the minimum wage is 468,000; therefore the company has not violated any labour law. so what if the owner is driving a range rover. he can even be going for work in a chopper. so bane stop grumbling and go and dig that cement as we want to develop our country imwe baswine employees. robson has already been mentioned so please go after him
akapilipili
December 1, 2011 at 5:54 pm
ba sata pliz enterven in this matter wat is said is true rumour has it that the guy even removed mr sata,s picture in his offerce that he does not like him shame kanaija
akapilipili
December 1, 2011 at 6:02 pm
PLIZ Ba SATA give us given,chishimba or bob shamende is too quite for the position of labour minister kwimbana inama mumeno ebantu. shame on you chiliyato ukwina kwati chilishilu kutiwashika indalama
wisestman
December 1, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Ths sam bachelor director lives an extravagant lifestyle, that’s y he does not want to live in the company estates. He holdes parties personal parrties using company resources whenever he thinks like having it. Just two weeks ago he had a party for his friend’s girl friend @ his home. The chap is very greedy. The plant manager nathan fernow an american is another useless ***** who is fond pocking his funny looking nose in other people’s(workers) private life.please mr president sir, hear our cries
Mabo
December 1, 2011 at 6:31 pm
TUMFWEKO, PLEASE FIND OUT HOW THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKING AT ZAMBIA BOTTLERS MUNGWI ROAD IS LUSAKA IS? THIS COMPANY SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY BUT HAD EMPLOYED CASUAL WORKERS (WOMEN) WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY PAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!