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KAMBWILI Blasts SCAW Zambian Workers For DEFENDING Company NUISANCE As He WARNS Employers
Government has warned of stern action on heavy Industries, companies allowing their workers to work without safety attire.
Labour Minister Chishimba Kambwili said government will not compromise on safety standards and will ensure that all workers are protected
He said Government hold in high esteem the lives of the Zambian workers and will do everything possible to see to it that they work in a safe environment
ZANIS reports the minister said this during a conducted a tour at Scaw Limited a company which is involved in metal re-moulding in Kitwe today.
He also chased away some of the workers after observing that they were handling metals without safety gloves.
He ordered the workers to go back and only report when the company acquires safety clothing for them.
He also issued a two day ultimatum to the company to address the safety issues and further urged the workers to report to his office if the company management fails to address the problem.
Mr Kambwili also castigated some Zambian workers and there supervisors for defending the company’s flaws
He bemoaned that the workers and supervisors were not giving him correct information during his tours regarding the companies’ condition of services despite them tipping him through the phone.
The minister who also toured Chambeshi copper smelter (CCS) in Kalulushi asked management at both companies to stop casualization
Mr Kambwili said his government does not encourage companies to offer workers contracts but urged them to put all its essential workers on full time and pensionable jobs.
He has since directed labour officers to closely work with the two companies and ensure that they put its workers on full time employment.
The minister has meanwhile urged management at Chambeshi to reduce on the trend of outsourcing Chinese workers.
He advised the company to instead help Zambian workers through technological transfer by equipping them with necessary knowledge to run the company.
He also urged the company to start giving its workers better salaries in order to motivate them.
Meanwhile CCS chief executive officer Yang Xinguo said the company is currently working on the need to start localization of labour.
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Ifikumo
January 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Iye ala this is so true, ask doctors at Kitwe Central no week passes by without recieving someone from Scaw or Pendwe electrical with a cut finger or limb!
janet c
January 25, 2012 at 3:47 pm
At long last, some sanity has arrived in zambian industries – thanks ba Minister
SHAKA
January 25, 2012 at 3:50 pm
keep on shaking them boss
Mwandini
January 25, 2012 at 3:51 pm
The sad part of all this is that it is taking a minister to go and check on workers workers conditions and environment of work. What have the labour officers being doing all this long? I think Mr. Kambwili you are doing well – just be a bit more diplomatic.
Boss
January 25, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Please nail these foreign investors. Straighten the Indians too my sister worked under poor conditions @ Hazida ltd. I asked her to quit & shes now working for me but I pity the employees there. Zambia is our country not theirs. Can someone please avail me with Hon. Kambwili’s number.
jamoka
January 25, 2012 at 3:55 pm
this issue of providing safety clothing has become a big problem . but why not indroduce some pernalty fees for companies that are not providing the same. more money in the govnment for the people..k250 000 pin per employee as a fine for any company not providing safety clothing. and k10m fee as second offender and so on and
patson
January 25, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Thumbs up hounerable Kambwili only a fool can’t commend u 4 the tremendous wrk u ‘re doin. We want ths 2 b extended even 2 our local investors.
True bantustans:
January 25, 2012 at 4:03 pm
cimoneni icipuba ici cikambwili,he has also taken over work of the union and that of the inspectors,pliz ba pf giv us a little time to rest today is kambwili mailo sata the other day chela,whats wrong with this buffons or baboonz? bena pa kunya nimuli flashing toilet nomba mwamisisi abantu balenwa amenshi mixid na mafi.Tnankx
Ant UPND
January 25, 2012 at 4:11 pm
True bantustans ulicipubafye wapalafye bawiso..just like your father just like your father.
Tulekele baKambwili babombeko.
Nomore Chwela and never Bantustan Hakaivotela Heka.
Cow doer!!
KMG
January 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Ala Kambwili nyantapo! We ganna get some sanity faaast!
Zibwidi
January 25, 2012 at 4:36 pm
The Managed Services which MTN Zambia did last year is coming to a close visit. Permanent staff were transferred to a Chinese company with no option but to join them. Conditions of services were reduced and Bank of Liato watched with pleasure. Watch the space, someone will dance “ndendeule”. Men at work…..
Bokosi
January 25, 2012 at 4:37 pm
If he has seen any breaches to safety regulations, all he needs is to order a formal inspection and the company can be fined. Insulting and that kind of behaviour makes him sound like a low life.
PNL
January 25, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Kambwili, you were misplaced dear. This is your right platform. Unions have failed workers in this country. They sit sipping coffee with management and forget to represent workers. Now the minister is doing their work. Good minister. This is the only way we can change the work culture.
MUNYELO PWETE!
January 25, 2012 at 4:49 pm
KEEP IT UP CHISHIMBA! SANITY SHOULLD COME IN THESE INDUSTRIES OWNED BY THE SO CALLED INVESTORS
eya ee
January 25, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Bali mundoti bama mbala, go for them Kambwili, this is the govt we have been waiting for.
Kalunda Kasuko
January 25, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Ba Tumfweko why reject our useful comments?
Kalunda Kasuko
January 25, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Let PF systematise workplace inspections. Otherwise the minister will one day be enticed with corruption.
Woviziba
January 25, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Where have the Labour officers been. Kitwe has a Principal Labour Officer, a Labour Officer and assistants. They have not been inspecting these factories. Have they been bribed?
jevin
January 25, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Sir, ensure you clean up the ministry, you sort out your labour officers because these are people who go to these industries, see the conditions the workers are subjected to but receive bribes to remain mute. We want every one to start working now, Zambia will only be developed by us, corruption will just destroy even the little we suffered for.
Pungwe Noff
January 25, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Thank Mr Chishimba Kambwili but you are so millitantly Rude and lacks any diplomatic decency for a Cabinet Minister!!!!! You behave more of a scare-crow than an informed Law maker! Iam PF full time but this kind of Lunatic behaviour is embarrasing.
Kambwili
January 25, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Ba tumfweko it was yesterday and not today.
Prof; Zick
January 25, 2012 at 5:48 pm
suitable for this ministry………
Bbala Ngombe
January 25, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Good move mr chimbwili.PLIZE VISIT AAC MINING as well,got a friend there,poor salaries 4workers except 4 those in admnistration,making it dificult to demand 4 bettes package.The HR Evern bost to workers,he say u can go anywhere to report n he even threaten to fire u if u complain. Feel free to go 4 evening classes to learn ka Diplomercy.keep it up nd rememba,they offer 2.1 billion in yo ministery.
GEORGE CHELLAH
January 25, 2012 at 6:15 pm
IWEE TRUE BANTUSTAN,,,U MUST B A PUSSY CAT FRM TONGA LAND…I WANDA WHAT HH HAS FEED U ”QUACKS”…WHY CANT U JST JOIN D WINING SIDE,,,UKALACEMA IN’GOMBE JST LIKE DAT…BIG UP MR MINISTER
HH Body Guard
January 25, 2012 at 6:23 pm
True bantustans: Sitanyoko mambala iwe. Ichinyo cha noko na uso. Leave the Minister alone. You lost elections and you will never rule this country. Sata for life. Kambwili for life. Tombanyoko iwe Bantustan. You are stinking Tribalism ichikala chauso. Ilibole iwe. Wabe pamumuni ukununka.
Amano mambulwa
January 25, 2012 at 6:31 pm
@True bantustan ulimbwa sana even a dead person is better than you iwe koswe,tell your father HH that he won’t be a president in our country,tell him to create his own country where he will be a president not in zambia calipwa.Go Hon.Kambwili.Go Zambia Go PF.
sunde
January 25, 2012 at 7:14 pm
BA KAMBWILI PLEASE COME TO LAFARGE WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU.
Kwati Bufi
January 25, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Way to go Kambwili ! No more allowing investors wank their way to the bank !
Uncle P
January 25, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Where are the labour inspectors.Ba minister!shake them up,it is not tym 2 leave the jackets on the chairs 2 represent their presence.It’s time 2 run 4 thier moneys.Thank you.
Field-Marshal Tungulu
January 25, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Kono Kambwili wabona yo, ha! Ki likishi la “Mwana Pwebo”. Hawa, sindate sona kwa mileko hasiyo. Such extreme urgliness is really what gives credence to the belief that people are descended from monkeys and gorillas. With Kambwili, the guy seems to also have “gumu gumu blued head” roots, complete with the protruding “mang’ana” (gills). Had he not been a minister, the lumpen would be sweating lonely hearts columns, such extreme urgliness stinks, it’s shameful that one person should reserve to themselves such a monumental amount of aestatic unpleasantry!
Field-Marshal Tungulu
January 25, 2012 at 10:16 pm
I still cannot help laughing at the government’s childish reaction to Wikipedia comments that Zondwe was assassinated. Imagine if it was true just how all these Northern Alliance janjaweeds would have been “ku ipweleteta musululo mwa biziba bya mawindo”.
Bittie
January 26, 2012 at 1:08 am
Kambwili’s visits are welcome. I take it he’s doing orientation. Next, or for a start, he must start waking up or even sweep the unions, labour and safety officers! He’s just doing their job!
Brian
January 26, 2012 at 2:34 am
They z also good time steel in lusaka which should be visted so that they learn pipo are working like animals
Bulozi bwaluna lwa bu bata.
January 26, 2012 at 7:25 am
Kambwili uma bote…way to go mr kambwili.tym 4diplomacy is gone,kabova style is wrkng.shake dem…
walsileng
January 26, 2012 at 7:43 am
mr kambwili sir may the good lord be with you ishi impapa shaba union nashifilwa ukubomba,ficitafye ngafyaya bafipangila tea with creamora fyalaba nefyo fyailemucita,u fools what is creamorap?
Mo Punani
January 26, 2012 at 8:11 am
@Tru bantustan middle finger in the air 4 u. Go Pabwato.
True bantustans:
January 26, 2012 at 9:35 am
no amount of insults will change the mind of well meaning zambians,i stand for the truth,which can not easily be broken by a mere insult from you foolz together with you folish leaderz in pf.what you have understand is that pf and micheal sata they have failed.thanx
True Man
January 26, 2012 at 9:38 am
That’s a problem in Zambia we cannot let the minster alone to do the job where is the labour officer, Provincial Permanent Secretary, Provincial Minister who’s near to the area. Our country is wide. We can only solve this issue through our Immigration who offer them work permits and all Human Resources Managers through the Human Resources Institute of Zambia. All Human Resource Managers should be given the renewable licence in accordance with their performance towards workers after one or two years. Office of the president should also involve in this labour issue this are the people who can give the minister right information.
master
January 26, 2012 at 9:51 am
@True bantustans uli chipuba tawakwata amano, which truth are you standing for you fool!! Kambwili is doing a good job. Go PF Go.
Mpangula Mputyu
January 26, 2012 at 10:02 am
To be honest the labour Chiefs and their team of inspectors are a Joke in Zambia. Kambwili, I can complement your effor cause Zambia is Huge for u alone to Manage. The laws in Zambia are there, what we lack is enforcement.The Minister is now doing the Job of inspectorate wing. Fire them.
clement muyawala
January 26, 2012 at 10:30 am
Thanks Mr Kambwili continue the Good works
True Zambian
January 26, 2012 at 12:12 pm
When are you going to ZAMBEEF we ve heard so much cries from our relatives working there,alot of EXPERTRIATES doing nothing but earning Millions of kwacha and Dollar
Van persie
January 26, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Uko lelo lelo Zambeef wapya baisa.
Zed
January 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm
No comment!
REAL MAN
January 26, 2012 at 12:32 pm
@TRUE BANTUSTAN you are the most ****** person to have been born. Idiioot. Just continue idolizing your under five. You Wankerr.