Namwala District Commissioner, Wilson Siadunka, has urged private companies operating in the district to employ more women to empower them economically.
Mr. Siadunka observed that the two big private companies in Namwala, Starbeef and Zambeef, had no women employees, a situation he described as retrogressive in the achievement of gender balance and equality.
ZANIS reports that he made this observation when he toured the two abattoirs yesterday.
Mr. Siadunka urged the two companies to complement Government’s efforts in empowering women through access to employment opportunities to accelerate efforts aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on gender equality by 2015.
The District Commissioner also urged the two companies to consider improving the conditions of service of their workers.
The maximum wages for Starbeef workers is K500,000 per month while that of Zambeef is K600, 000 per month.
Meanwhile, Namwala Police have been challenged to cultivate a cordial working relationship with neigbourhood watch groups if criminal activities were to be curbed in the district.
Muchila neigbourhood watch group Chairman Galloon Mweemba said the increase in criminal cases in the district required a good working relationship among the police, neigbourhood watch groups and the general public.
“There is need for the Zambia Police to cultivate good working relationships with the community through meetings as this is the only way we can combat crime and improve security in the district,” said Mr. Mweemba, who is also Namwala District Chairperson for the Traditional Healers, Practitioners of Association of Zambia (THPAZ).
One of the common crimes in Namwala is cattle theft.
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ZAMBEEF is making a lot of money, please pay your workers at least 1.5m not 500 pin. Its unfair to the workers. This company is buying animals cheaply and making a lot of money out of it and yet workers are paid peanuts. Where is this country going. RB do something.
whose culture is that in those pictures?tenama ishi?imwe guys mufwaya ukuba inama?
fyompable..
These companies should work with Evelyn Hone to hire some ladies qualified in lab science, environmental health etc. The gov needs to offer incentives to the companies to do this and pay them a professional pay package.
Can some one tell me how much a degree holder gets who workes in Starbeef and in Zambeef since the maximum wages for pipo without papers are way too low???