Economic Justice | Zambia
Zambians sacked over China attack
BBC News 6/3/2008
Some 500 Zambian mine workers have been sacked after rioting and attacking a Chinese manager. Those sacked have three days to reapply for their jobs, while seven union officials have also been arrested. The Chinese manager at the Chambishi copper smelter in northern Zambia was admitted to hospital after the assault ... "They have all been dismissed with immediate effect," company spokesman George Jambwa told the AFP news agency. "We have given three days to those who want to be re-employed to write to us and give reasons why they should join our company." Albert Mando, general secretary of the National Union of Mining and Allied Workers (Numaw) said he was "surprised" by the dismissal, adding that the union could not negotiate when its officials had been arrested ... The protest was sparked by rumours that members of the Chinese management team were about to go on holiday, which workers feared would delay negotiations to improve their conditions of service ...
BBC News 6/3/2008
Some 500 Zambian mine workers have been sacked after rioting and attacking a Chinese manager. Those sacked have three days to reapply for their jobs, while seven union officials have also been arrested. The Chinese manager at the Chambishi copper smelter in northern Zambia was admitted to hospital after the assault ... "They have all been dismissed with immediate effect," company spokesman George Jambwa told the AFP news agency. "We have given three days to those who want to be re-employed to write to us and give reasons why they should join our company." Albert Mando, general secretary of the National Union of Mining and Allied Workers (Numaw) said he was "surprised" by the dismissal, adding that the union could not negotiate when its officials had been arrested ... The protest was sparked by rumours that members of the Chinese management team were about to go on holiday, which workers feared would delay negotiations to improve their conditions of service ...
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