Friday, March 29, 2024

Govt looking into the plight of NCZ workers

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Government has appealed to the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) workers who are demanding payment of their four months salary arrears to remain calm as it addresses their plight.

Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Dr Sam Mundia says government through his ministry is working out modalities aimed at paying the NCZ workers their dues.
Dr Mundia told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that government is committed settle the matter in order for the workers return to work.
He said the problems affecting the NCZ workers were been given the utmost attention by his ministry.

Scores of the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) workers in Kafue yesterday continued their demonstration at the office of the District Commissioner for the second day, demanding that government pays them their four months salary arrears.

The workers, who started assembling as early as 08:00 hours in the morning yesterday vowed to continue besieging the district commissioner’s office until government, through the respective ministries, releases funds for their salaries.

They workers expressed disappointment at government’s failure to allocate some funds in this year’s national budget for the recapitalization of the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia.
They wondered how the company will operate in the absence of funds.

Speaking on behalf of workers, Robert Musanje said workers simply want to be paid their four months salary arrears.

Mr. Musanje further said that government should pay for the 4000 metric tones of D-Compound fertilizer that the company had supplied to farmers under the Fertilizer Support Programme (FSP) amounting to K11 billion.

He said this would allow the company to also pay the workers.

Mr. Musanje charged that workers were dying from depression because of government’s negligence in addressing their problems at the plant.

He observed that if government could have paid K171 billion to RAMCOZ workers last year why can it not do the same to NCZ workers.

Mr. Musanje said workers will continue assembling at the District Commissioners office until government releases money owed to them.

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