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Workers Smash Property Over Pay delays In Chingola
By NKWETO MFULA and CHINOYI CHIPULU in Chingola
IRATE workers at some contractor companies engaged by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola yesterday ran amok and destroyed property at Nchanga Flats in protest against delayed payment of salaries.
The workers smashed several vehicles and windows at some flats at Nchanga complex.
KCM manager for public relations and communications Shapi Shachinda said in a statement yesterday that demonstration involving contractors at KCM occurred at around 07:00 hours.
“The contractor employees are understood to be agitated over pay-related issues with their own employers,” Mr Shachinda said.
He said unfortunately KCM has been involved in this dispute despite the company fully meeting all of its obligations.
He said the Zambia Police Service has launched its own investigations into the incident and is working closely with KCM to bring the perpetrators to justice.
A Zambia Daily Mail crew which visited the scene found smashed windows at Nchanga Flats and windscreens of some vehicles.
The residents were left shaken with one of them saying: “Around 07:00 hours, we heard some noise outside and people started throwing stones into the flats. Windscreens for several cars and some window panes have been smashed.”
Posted by Editor
on August 21, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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mulez
August 21, 2014 at 8:30 am
Ba kcm naimwe ma rubbish ayo,som of hese people are bread Winners in their homes!
HUMPHREY
August 21, 2014 at 9:00 am
KCM IS THE WASTE INVESTOR ZAMBIA HAVE EVER HAD AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG FOR GOVT TO REPOSSESS THIS COMPANY WHEN IT IS WELL KNOWN KCM IS ABUSING OUR ECONOMY. AND THE MINISTER OF MINES YAMFWA MUKANGA KEEPS ON DEFENDING THIS RUBBISH COMPANY. HOW DO YOU EXPECT KCM TO IMPROVE WHEN EVER THERE SURROUNDING IS POOR. MY APPEAL TO BOTH WORKERS FROM CONTRACTORS AND KCM THEMSELVES CONTINUE MAKE MORE PROTEST UNTIL YOU FREE YOURSELF
Chief of Grief
August 21, 2014 at 9:19 am
Imwe tu fikala tu tumfweko!!Were is my sacarsm kanshi??
Chief of Grief
August 21, 2014 at 9:24 am
Nice development guys!!
Chief of Grief
August 21, 2014 at 9:25 am
Bati more colateral damage was needed….