THE Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) yesterday boycotted the tripartite labour council meeting which was to discuss the minimum wage and Labour Act, among other issues.
Minister of Labour Fackson Shamenda expressed disappointment at the development, saying it was unfortunate that the ZFE had opted to boycott the meeting, a favourable platform for the two parties to air their grievances.
Mr Shamenda said in Lusaka yesterday when he officially opened the meeting that for development to take place, stakeholders should dialogue on every matter.
He said the statutory instrument on the minimum wage is meant to benefit vulnerable groups of workers who are not represented by any union.
Mr Shamenda said the piece of legislation is not for employees represented by unions because they have their own collective bargaining for salaries.
He said government decided to report protests against the minimum wage for domestic and general workers to the police because the ZFE was inciting employers not to comply with the law.
Mr Shamenda said the federation should have sought dialogue with government on the minimum wage.
And International Labour Organisation country representative Martin Clemensson said there is need for continued dialogue on the minimum wage, to arrive at an amicable solution.
Meanwhile, the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions president Leonard Hikaumba said the tripartite labour council meeting is a platform where stakeholders discuss issues in the labour industry and the absence of the ZFE will not yield tangible results.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
yayayayaayaya..this dirty looking man..has brought alot of mess with ukwa..!
Sivintu,,,
Yo useless statutory instrument led to the sensless killing of a Chinese national . These *****s how did they just found themselves here
Give them an ULTIMATUM!!! am getting fed up of these groups of people that are fighting for inclusion but when called upon they decline!!! i think if they refuse, the meeting should go ahead without them & they should prepare themselves to accept whatever is discussed in the meetings as they do not want representation!!! this is complete lawlessness & if the minister gets stern & gives an order, i think some order will be restored!
MR MINISTER, THIS PLATFORM SHOULD HAVE BEEN SET BEFORE THE SI..NOW YOU ARE TRYING TO CLOSE THE GATE WHEN THE HORSE HAS ALREADY BOLTED….YOU SHOULD WITHDRAW THE SI FIRST, THEN CALL ALL STAKEHOLDERS….YOU ARE A CONFUSED GRZ, INDEED…THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING THERE WILL BE NO ZAMBIA AT THE END OF THE YEAR
Spot on…
The man is just confused. The horse has bolted. It would be magnanimous of the Govt to start afresh. How do you consult after you have already made a decision ? The consultative meeting seems to be a waste of time unless maybe the agenda changes to something like modifying the SI rather than talking about what has already been implemented.
What dialogue are you calling for Shamenda after you take ZFE officials to police to be caged and as a result they seek protection from the court, then that’s when you say dialogue, dialogue for what? on what? on the SI which you boost that it’s law? Bwana if you have any wisdom in you like what is with the easteners – first reverse the SI, reverse all police call outs and cancel all police bonds, then you can call for DIALOGUE. Otherwise the courts will decide for you like they are deciding on what your presido wants to do…we are used by now anyway
ZFE boycott makes sense because attending the meeting would be prejudicial to the issues they have contested before the courts of law.
You better put off that meeting or wait until the case is disposed of in court
And where is your Zulu Justice Minister? he has become quiet, i guess he has become tired with the misuse of the law by his govt. hahahahaha we havent even clocked 1 year – full of confusion govt.
When is Sata going to fire This Man called SHAMENDA. He is a wrong guy in the ministry. Maybe Liato was better.How do you take people to police and also be emotional and then call people to dialogue. Wrong chap he is….Even under ZCTU he was the worst. I wondour why he is still a minsister and then people have gotten killed and lost employment because of the SI.
Shamenda the I.D.I.O.T shameless
Serves you right, what is there to negotiate when you have already issued the SI? Your manner of running govt leaves much to be desired, is this the experience and action that we voted for? Fed up with the drama in govt, its no longer fun at all, pull up your socks or you will one termers.
Does SHAMENDA know what he is doing.NO ORDER,NO LOGIC,NO EDUCATION – the guy is simply confused. May be the labour ministry is too big for him.QUIT SHAMENDA BEFORE U EXPOSE YOURSELF FURTHER!!!! U HAVE FAILED.PERIOD
If I may ask, out of the total number of people in “informal employment”; what percentage constitutes the workforces covered in the SI? 20%; or 60%?
Mr ‘kamaNdevu’, just the other day you said you needed no dialogue and went ahead to implement the SI. ZFE tried in vein to get you to dialogue. Now that they have taken you to court you want to cry babe, hahaha – how the might have fallen, and changed their tune. They have even changed their look by doing a bit of shaving :) But we know, deep down your hearts, you are still stubborn.  Someone must have given you a tongue lashing for you to be pretending to dialogue!!
wat dialog are u talking about shamenda u have alreld made a law and dialoge at last u cant even be ashsmed of yo self.ZFE has scored wy atending wen u have involved the police alreld.
IS THIS THE MANDEVU MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ?
Let them stay out! No employee needs them. It fine to meet with those who represent employees. The ZFE are up to no good.
Bloggers do you see the logic of #16? Ati employees dont need employers! You see this is the sub-standard level of thinking one has to have to either be in paya farmer party or to support it and that is why we are in maningi trouble
The devilish ZFE is just useless. These guys have no heart for the majority suffering Zambians. How can a person say $50 per month is good for a person? These Vampires are killing the poor Zambians and they are happy. What a bunch of Vampires who has no heart for his brothers and sisters. What is $50 a month really. Government says pay them $100 per month, the whole bunch of Zambian Vampires rises up opposing it…Devils you are really.
It won’t work! People in Zambia knows who the fool Shamenda is. We all want our families to earn well, but Shamenda and you have no clue how to do it! Wisen up brother, this is not stone age!
“To hell with them.” Honestly, are these the words you would expect from our mother Joyce Nonde Simukoko? Is this the new culture of dialogue? Choose your choice of words mama. We respect you.
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