Zambia Railways Limited management in Kabwe this morning locked workers outside for demanding improved conditions of service.
Workers who reported for work this morning found the main entrance to the Kabwe Zambia Railways workshop locked leaving them stranded outside the premises.
The workers had been demanding for improved workers of service while management has remained adamant that the company does not have ability to pay because it is making losses.
Zambia Railways was one of the state run firm that benefitted from the initial US$750 million Eurobond and received an injection of US$120 million.
And when contacted for a comment Zambia Railways Limited Managing Director Christopher Musonda declined to comment claiming he was locked up in a meeting.
Meanwhile, Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube says he will sue Zambia Railways Limited on behalf of the workers to compel management to negotiate on their demands.
Mr. Ngulube says government has injected huge sums of money in the operations of the company.
Very sad when all they are asking for is a fair share of the company’s income. Management should be more sympathetic to the cause of the workers.
Popularity approach ba Nguluwe. Discuss with the Board of ZRL and find out why they are unable to authorize improvement of the salary packages beyond 2.5% offered. You will embarrass yourself one of these days if you continue to jump into conclusions that are not backed by research.
Dununa regret…
….just look at the dilapidated and pot-holed “5 inch thick tar road” that some mudzungu company made and went laughing ALL the way to Barclays Bank…
Thumps up Mr MP. Please continue with your good works sir
Zambia Railways was one of the state run firm that benefitted from the initial US$750 million Eurobond and received an injection of US$120 million.
Where is the eurobond imwe bafikala?
kkkkk sorrry for that
Professor Attanga made a huge mistake of creating a number of Directors and Managers at ZRL when he was CEO hence Management is bloated and therefore this has created more problems for the current CEO because of the entitlement syndrome by those Directors and Managers…Professors are supposed to be lecturing not bringing theories in companies…