This came as an investigation revealed a high-level mass-looting scandal before the salary slug began, as bosses acquired top of the range vehicles worth more than US$1 million – looting the company’s resources in order for the management team to walk away with as many goods as possible, five years ago.
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) wants the ILO to mediate in talks with government, the 100 percent shareholder in the troubled rail monopoly, to pay the salaries.
NRZ workers, who went on strike on March 29, say NRZ owes a total $87,5 million in unpaid salaries from January 2015 to March this year. Workers have rejected an offer by NRZ to pay part of their salaries for January this year, prompting the company to approach government to declare the action illegal.
In a letter to the ILO last week, ZCTU told the United Nations agency that the crisis at NRZ was caused by “misplaced priorities (and) both government and management incompetence to turn around the parastatal.”
“The dispute is of nonpayment of wages for the period January 2015 to March 2016, a period of 15 months. The company owes about $87,5 million in salary arrears. On 29 March 2016 the workers engaged on a strike to force the employer to pay their salaries which are overdue,” said ZCTU secretary-general Japhet Moyo in the letter.
“This failure to pay salaries has also affected the trade unions in terms of subscriptions not remitted to the unions. The unions are now incapacitated to conduct their activities. Following the strike, management have invoked the law by approaching the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare to issue a show cause order whose effect is to terminate a legitimate strike and may have consequences of dismissing employees who have a legitimate cause.”
He requested the ILO to approach government and demand full payment of salaries to NRZ workers.
He said the ILO must also demand that workers do not become victimised for undertaking the industrial action.
“The government must not invoke its law to deal with the striking workers, which law is inconsistent with the Constitution of Zimbabwe and principles of freedom of association and protection of the rights to organise, to which it is a party. The government must also ensure trade union subscriptions are remitted to allow these organisations to function properly,” Moyo said.
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No surprises here. They are Shonas!
No surprises here. They are Shonas!
What do you expect if the consideration for top positions is always that one has to be Shona?
What do you expect if the consideration for top positions is always that one has to be Shona?
Tribalism in appointments to senior positions in State owned companies is the main problem in Zimbabwe. No one knows exactly why Mabhena was relieved of his post as NRZ Board Chairman by the new incoming Minister Gumbo. The process of appoint a new NRZ GM was almost complete and talks with the DBSA for a financial package to rehabilitate the NRZ were almost finalised and then the fool comes in only to start by reversing everything under flimsy unconvincing reasons. The huge cost implications meant nothing to that Shona!!
Tribalism in appointments to senior positions in State owned companies is the main problem in Zimbabwe. No one knows exactly why Mabhena was relieved of his post as NRZ Board Chairman by the new incoming Minister Gumbo. The process of appoint a new NRZ GM was almost complete and talks with the DBSA for a financial package to rehabilitate the NRZ were almost finalised and then the fool comes in only to start by reversing everything under flimsy unconvincing reasons. The huge cost implications meant nothing to that Shona!!
And you Idiots go to work for 15 months no pay,Zimbabweans very educated,hamusati.
And you Idiots go to work for 15 months no pay,Zimbabweans very educated,hamusati.
The guys at the top are NOT cruel. They should be praised for emulating the manner in which the national leadership is managing resources — posh cars, mansions etc, while the rest “asina $7.00 Ye bhagidhi. Ndokugona ikoko. Kana mbuya Erizabheta vafarawo ngezvirikuitwa to the point yekuvhura muromo kuita makorokoto, wani.
Pafunge mwana wevhu!
The guys at the top are NOT cruel. They should be praised for emulating the manner in which the national leadership is managing resources — posh cars, mansions etc, while the rest “asina $7.00 Ye bhagidhi. Ndokugona ikoko. Kana mbuya Erizabheta vafarawo ngezvirikuitwa to the point yekuvhura muromo kuita makorokoto, wani.
Pafunge mwana wevhu!
These guys at the top should be investigated and sacked
These guys at the top should be investigated and sacked
People are really cruel guys how can you buy a top of the range vehicle when your fellow worker asina$7 yebhagidhi ma1
People are really cruel guys how can you buy a top of the range vehicle when your fellow worker asina$7 yebhagidhi ma1